San Juan Nepomuceno
date: label: Date made
content: 1754-1818-06-18
name: label: maker
content: Espada, Felipe de la
notes: label: Description
content: This large <i>santo</i> depicts St. John Nepomucene, a 14th-century martyr who is considered by Catholics to be the patron saint of confession. His image was widely circulated by Jesuits throughout the Spanish empire in the 18th century. The Church promoted devotion to this saint since it encouraged Catholics to confess their sins in the presence of a priest, a ritual known as the Sacrament of Penance. This <i>santo</i> is believed to be the work of Felipe de la Espada (1754–1818).
label: Description (Spanish)
content: Este santo de gran tamaño representa a San Juan Nepomuceno, un mártir del siglo XIV a quien los católicos consideran patrón de la santa confesión. Los jesuitas distribuyeron ampliamente su imagen a lo largo del imperio español durante el siglo XVIII. La iglesia fomentó la devoción a este santo por considerarlo un incentivo a que los católicos confesaran sus pecados en presencia de un sacerdote, ritual conocido como el Sacramento de la Penitencia. Se cree que este santo es obra de Felipe de la Espada (1754–1818).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: Puerto Rico: San Germán, San Germán
title: label: Title
content: Saint John Nepomucene
topic: label: Subject
content: Saints
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content: Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Vidal
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Teodoro Vidal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0097.0901
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0097.0901
label: accession number
content: 1997.0097
objectType: label: Object Name
content: santo
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood; paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: handmade (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 50.5 cm x 22.7 cm x 21.1 cm; 19 7/8 in x 8 15/16 in x 8 5/16 in