santero
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“Saints are the spiritual go-to; they can be highly powerful,” said Victor Goler, a master santero who just completed conserving the altarpieces, or “reredos,” in Las Trampas’ mid-18th century church.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
Down the valley in Cordova, santero Jerry Sandoval also says a prayer to each saint before starting to sculpt their image.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
“Saints are the spiritual go-to, they can be highly powerful,” said Victor Goler, a master santero who just completed conserving the altarpieces, or “reredos,” in Las Trampas’ mid-18th century church.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
As the chanting congregation beseeches the deity Chango to accept the animal, a santero, or priest, holds the animal's head firmly, stretching the neck with one hand.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Ellegua wants a goat,” the santero says, his lips barely moving.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
While there are hundreds of orishas in Santería, practitioners known as santeros usually worship only a handful, connecting with them through rituals and offerings.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
After they removed the coffin to the street, the santeros broke a clay urn behind Felicia’s old De Soto, the funeral car, and sprinkled it with cold water to refresh her for the final journey.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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