Tuesday, July 30, 2013
158. Santo Stories: LA MUERTE DE SAN JOSE of Paete and Pampanga
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The dramatic tableau of La Muerte de San Jose (Death of San Jose) belongs to the famed woodcarving Cagandahan Family of Paete, the cou...
Monday, July 22, 2013
157. Retro-Santo: SAN PASCUAL BAYLON of Obando
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The town of Obando in Bulacan is famed for its trio of fertility saints: Our Lady of Salambao, Sta. Clara, and San Pascual Baylon . F...
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Monday, July 15, 2013
156. LA INMACULADA: The Conception of a Beautiful Restoration
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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. The image of the Immaculate Conception, 28" tall (with halo) , as restored by Mr. Thom Joven. One of my best...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
155. Holy Week Santos: LA SAMARITANA
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An uncommon tableau that joins Lenten processions in the Philippine depicts a scene from the ministry of Jesus, as mentioned in John 4:1-...
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
154. FINDING THE TRUE CROSS
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Whether online or in antique shops, the most common religious antiques one finds for sale are crucifixes. Folk art crosses are fixtures...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
153. Santo Stories: SAN PANCRACIO
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One of the lesser known saints venerated in the Philippines is the young Roman St. Pancras (St. Pancratius, San Pancracio ). Little is kn...
Sunday, June 16, 2013
152. A View to a Skill: PIECING A CRUCIFIXION BOTTLE PUZZLE
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One of the more fascinating religious folk art that we adopted from the West are the so-called Crucifixion Bottles that were popular am...
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