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Devotees praying to Santa Muerte in Mexico. Santa Muerte can be translated into English as either "Saint Death" or "Holy Death", although R. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D. in Latin American history and professor of Religious studies, believes that the former is a more accurate translation because it "better reveals" her identity as a folk saint.
Agost, in Valencia province, is the location of a hermitage dedicated to these saints (Ermita de Santa Justa y Rufina), built in 1821. Toledo also has a church dedicated to them. There is a shrine to the saints in Alicante where a three-day fiesta is held in their honor in July.
Sister María de Santo Domingo, "La Beata de Piedrahita" ("the "holy woman of Piedrahíta") was a Spanish mystic (c. 1485 – c. 1524) of the early 16th century.
Español: La obra representa a las vírgenes y mártires Santa Justa y Santa Rufina, y pertenece a la serie realizada por Murillo para la iglesia del convento de Capuchinos de Sevilla, donde se situaba en el retablo mayor. Las santas, que son prototipos de belleza popular sevillana, es una de las pinturas más famosas del pintor, y las hermanas ...
Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos (English: Our Lady of Saint John of the Lakes) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by Mexican and Texan faithful. The original image is a popular focus for pilgrims and is located in the state of Jalisco , in central Mexico , 122 kilometers (76 mi) northeast of the city of Guadalajara .
Santa Marina de Aguas Santas, Seville. The traditional account of the life of Santa Marina points to the town of Xinzo de Limia as the place of her birth. At that time, the region of La Limia was a highly Romanized town (Forum Limicorum), through which the Vía Nova, which linked the towns of Bracara (Braga, Portugal) and Asturica (Astorga), passed.
José de Los Santos Ruiz (1932), priest of the archdiocese of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) Modest Arnaus Saurina (1896-1947), professed priest, Claretians (Colombia) Simon de Zorroza (1948), professed priest, Passionists (Colombia) Luis Mariano Torres (1924-1950), professed priest, Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries) (Colombia)
Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, better known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [a] OSH (12 November 1651 – 17 April 1695), [1] was a New Spain (considered Mexican by many authors) [2] writer, philosopher, composer and poet of the Baroque period, as well as a Hieronymite nun, nicknamed "The Tenth Muse" and "The Phoenix of America" by her contemporary critics. [1]