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Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, " fiestas patronales " are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles.
Zoilo Cajigas Sotomayor (June 28, 1858 – 1962) was a Puerto Rican santero, a folk artist who makes religious statuettes of saints and biblical figures known as santos. He was known for his piety and adherence to traditional Hispanic folk art methods. Many examples of his work exist in the Museo de los Santos de Palo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
María Consuelo Sanjurjo Santos, foundress of the Congregation of the Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick (Puerto Rico) Declared Venerable: 15 January 2019 Augustin Arnaud Pagès (Nymphas Victorin), professed religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) (Haute-Loire, France – San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dominican ...
Some santos which have gained greater public devotion among the faithful have also merited papal approval through canonical coronations. Santos remain a living tradition of religious iconography and folk art in Mexico , the Philippines , Puerto Rico and some other Caribbean islands, South and Central America , and the Southwestern United States ...
La amante de Gardel: A review by Daniel Torres. [20] Daniel Torres, professor at Ohio University, reviews La amante de Gardel by Mayra Santos-Febres, a novel exploring race, gender, and diaspora in 1930s Puerto Rico. The story intertwines the fictional romance between Carlos Gardel, the Franco-Argentine singer, and Micaela Thorné, a black ...
San Juan Nepomuceno Santo statuette by Felipe de la Espada, born in San Germán, Puerto Rico ca. 1754. When the Spanish first arrived in Puerto Rico, one of their primary tools in converting the indigenous Taíno population were statuettes, known as Santos, depicting the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, and other Catholic icons (the practice of religious sculpture already existed on the island ...
The Instituto Loaiza Cordero para Niños Ciegos (lit., "Loaiza Cordero Institute for Blind Children"), also known as the Instituto Puertorriqueño para Niños Ciegos (lit., "Puerto Rican Institute for Blind Children"), is a former hospital and school complex for blind children and now a historic district located in the Santurce area of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Preciosa expresses feelings of love and nostalgia for Puerto Rico. It is considered one of the unofficial National Anthems of Puerto Rico [9] The work includes a celebration of the three historical sociological traits that Puerto Ricans attribute to making their current culture and nationalism; the blend of Spanish, African and Taino. The song ...