AND ALL THE ANGELS AND SAINTS
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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