Santa Rita de Casia Retablo
SKU: 1515
A 19th century oil on tin folk retablo from Mexico. 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.
Dimensions: 10 inches vertical x 7 inches horizontal.
$1,250.00