Traveling Image of the Holy Child of Atocha (Santo Niño de Atocha), Plateros, Mexico

Each year, certain special religious images are ceremonially brought from Mexico and Central America to visit Catholic devotional communities in Southern California. These devotional statues of Catholic saints are “imágenes peregrinas,” pilgrim or traveling images.

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Published in:Conversations
Authors: Hughes, Jennifer Scheper (Author) ; Vargas, Daisy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Yale University 2013
In: Conversations
Further subjects:B U.S.-Mexico Border
B Roman Catholic
B Holy Child of Atocha
B Pilgrimage
B Immigration
B Mexico
B California
B Latinos
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Summary:Each year, certain special religious images are ceremonially brought from Mexico and Central America to visit Catholic devotional communities in Southern California. These devotional statues of Catholic saints are “imágenes peregrinas,” pilgrim or traveling images.
ISSN:2475-241X
Contains:Enthalten in: Conversations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.22332/con.obj.2014.35