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Creator display:
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Fresquez, Lynn (American santera, born )
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Creator note:
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American santera
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Creator role:
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creator
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Date display:
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2017
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Title:
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St John the Baptist
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Source name:
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Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
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Work type:
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retablos (panel paintings)
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Acquisition note:
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purchase, CHAC
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Accession number:
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RU0974
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Measurements display:
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29.8 x 18.2 x 1.8 cm
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Santo Subject:
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San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist)
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Santo Subject Type:
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Male Saints
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Feast Day:
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June 24 and August 29
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Patronage:
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Patronage: of sheep and shepherds and of the purity of water, all of which was believed to become pure on June 24.
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Note:
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The forerunner of Christ, a preacher hermit who baptized Christ among his converts and recognized him as the Messiah, calling him the Lamb of God. Sometimes dressed in a hermit's cloak, holding a shepherd's crook or a staff with a cross on top and a banner hanging from it; with a lamb in his arms or by his side.
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Rights text:
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IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
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