tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644068517082083243.post4091217813703709466..comments2024-02-20T19:11:08.304-05:00Comments on East Village Today: Some StatuesEast Village Todayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174824439348812752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644068517082083243.post-26034405658827241962016-06-20T14:57:52.179-04:002016-06-20T14:57:52.179-04:00i mean 'the mary on the left'. sheesh!
I...i mean 'the mary on the left'. sheesh!<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644068517082083243.post-73758645709510502082016-06-20T10:22:33.774-04:002016-06-20T10:22:33.774-04:00thanks for clarifying that the left one as being s...thanks for clarifying that the left one as being st. barbara. <br /><br />the 'mary' on the right is 'la virgen de la caridad del cobre' ( <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Charity" rel="nofollow">our lady of charity</a> ) - you can make out the 'caridad cobre' on the base of the statue.<br /><br />i am going to guess that those three have their origins in the santeria religion? maybe there is some place near where you found those?<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644068517082083243.post-605964096009621092016-06-19T09:54:24.677-04:002016-06-19T09:54:24.677-04:00Wow, you do know your statues! I added a close-up ...Wow, you do know your statues! I added a close-up of them.East Village Todayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174824439348812752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644068517082083243.post-76295627066179568112016-06-18T10:31:26.586-04:002016-06-18T10:31:26.586-04:00the two outer statues, mary and st. lady with the ...the two outer statues, mary and st. lady with the sword, they both look like they are protectors of the men and women that go down to the seas. mary has those sailors at her feet and our lady of the sword has that lighthouse. <br /><br />the middle figure is a puzzler, but with the dogs and the all the wounds, i am guessing st. stephen.<br /><br />:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com