Friday, November 29, 2013
174. CRUZ, CRISTOS, CRUCIFIJOS
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CRUCIFIXION IN IVORY. A magnificent crucifix featuring the suffering Christ (in all-ivory) on the Cross, on a stoney mount decorated with...
Thursday, November 21, 2013
173. Santo Stories: STA. FILOMENA, BiƱan's Incorruptible Saint
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TWO FILOMENAS. Filomena Almarines (b. 1913- d. 1938), the incorruptible milagrosa, and the Sta. Filomena image enshrined in her tomb. The ...
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Thursday, November 14, 2013
172. Holy Week Santos: SENOR DE LA PACIENCIA
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One of the most moving images processioned during the Lenten season is the image of a seated Christ, right after he was scourged, crowned...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
171. MATER DOLOROSA: Heirloom Image of the Ocampos of Quiapo
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One of Quiapo’s well-known residents were the Ocampo Family. Jose Mariano Ocampo, a wealthy lawyer and realtor, owned a 1 hecatre proper...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
170. THE ROBERTO VILLANUEVA RELIGIOUS COLLECTION
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Comprehensive samples of Fil-Hispanic colonial art are on display with the Villanueva painting collection. They consist of large and smal...
Friday, October 25, 2013
169. The Bangkal Picker II: MORE THRIFT SHOP SANTOS
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Just a few days after I went home from Bangkal with a cache of folk santos, the same seller called me up to say that she has some fres...
Thursday, October 17, 2013
168. COLLECTING MINIATURE SANTOS
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Santos for personal devotion are common in European countries; small metal figures of Christ, the Virgin and patron saints kept in leath...
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