Santa Rita de Casia
SKU: 1503
A 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Santa Rita de Santa Rita de Casia, patroness saint of impossible causes, is almost always depicted as she is here, with a spot of blood and a thorn deeply imbedded in her forehead. According to popular legend, in the year of 1441, during a sermon on the crown of thorns, Santa Rita prayed so intently that a thorn detached itself from her crucifix and lodged itself in her forehead. Her wound became so offensive that she spent the better part of her life in total isolation.
Attributed to Lorenzo Hernandez.
Dimensions: 10 inches vertical x 7 inches horizontal.
$1,400.00