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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Main Author: Hughes, Jennifer Scheper (Author)
Contributors: Vargas, Daisy
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2013
In: Conversations
Year: 2014
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.
Physical Description:6
ISSN:2475-241X
Contains:Enthalten in: Conversations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.22332/con.obj.2014.35