Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto

Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto

$480.00
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Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
  • Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
  • Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
  • Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
  • Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
  • Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
  • Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto
Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto

Late 19th Century Catholic Icon Of Saint Cajetan, Mexico Votive Religious Art Painting On Metal, San Cayetano With Cross, Folk Ex Voto

$480.00
$480.00
Dimensions 8.3 x 11 inches, equivalent to 21.1 x 28.2 cm. All measurements are approximate. Provenance: ex-private Pasadena, California, USA collection. Currently Private NYC. Latin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, circa. 19th century CE. A lovely hand-painted copper nicho of Saint Cajetan (San Cayetano), the cofounder of the order of the Theatines Regular Clerks and the founder of numerous hospitals, wearing a holy cord and holding a lily while praying beneath a cross and crown of thorns. He wears the black robe of his order and a luxurious bejeweled chain thought to symbolize either his rejection of wealth since the Theatines took vows of poverty, his aristocratic upbringing as Count of Thiene, or his leadership of his order. The Crucifixion behind him refers to the mystical crucifixion he endured when Theatine brothers wanted to transport him from the hardwood floor that he slept upon to a proper bed. Saint Cajetan protested, "if hardwood is good enough for my Savior to die on then it is good enough for me." According to scholar Gloria Fraser Giffords, "Saint Cajetan was greatly concerned with the corruption and indifference of Catholics during his lifetime. Although of a wealthy family and highly educated, he selected a religious life and was ordained when he was thirty-three years old in 1516. He re-founded a group called the Confraternity of the Divine Love, dedicated to the zealous promotion of the welfare of souls. No job was too menial for this group, who were small, select, and even aristocratic in composition. They strongly emphasized poverty and aiding the sick. In 1527 Emperor Charles V sacked Rome. The Spanish soldiers, certain that the group was hiding great wealth, brutally tortured the members of the order, including Cajetan. The group fled to Venice, where Cajetan was selected as the leader of the Theatines. His humility became legendary, and stories of miracles multiplied during his own lifetime." ("Mexican Folk Retablos" revised edition by Gloria Giffords, p. 90) Disclaimer: Read The Description And Watch Carefully The Images Provided. Ask Any Questions Before You Place A Purchase. We Do Our Best For Identifying And Describing The Items, However We Are No Experts In Every Field. We Offer In House Shipping But You Are Free To Arrange Your Own Shipping Method. If You Do A Purchase You Are Implicitly Agreeing To All Our Terms Including The Acceptance That All Sales Are Final. Allure Auctioneers Is A Project ByBoboNYC Inc. Managed By CEO Conrado Maleta, And Located In Brooklyn. It Is Regarded As One Of The Top Best Vintage Stores In New York With A Commitment To Excellency And Pristine Customer Service As Well As A Social Cause Focused In The Support Of Our Community. We Stand Against The Use Of Artificial Intelligence AI Tools On eCommerce, Giving Jobs To Humans, Not To Machines.

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