Object Details
- depicted
- Saint Raphael
- Cartagena Martinez, Juan
- Description
- Rafael is one of several archangels (high-ranking angels) who exist in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. The story of Rafael is found in the Book of Tobit, found in the Bibles of Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians. Devotees of St. Raphael the Archangel consider him the traveler's guide, guardian of youth, and the archangel charged with healing humankind and the Earth. This santo was made early in the 20th century by Juan Cartagena in the town of Orocovis.
- Description (Spanish)
- Rafael es uno de los varios arcángeles (ángeles de alta jerarquía) presentes en las tradiciones cristiana, judía y musulmana. La historia de Rafael se halla en el libro de Tobit, el cual se incluye únicamente en la Biblia de los cristianos católicos y ortodoxos occidentales. Los devotos de San Rafael lo consideran como guía de los viajeros, guardián de los jóvenes y arcángel capaz de aliviar a la humanidad y a la tierra. Este santo data de principios del siglo XX y fue tallado por Juan Cartagena en el pueblo de Orocovis.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 1891-1956-11-04
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0746
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0746
- Object Name
- santo
- Physical Description
- handmade (overall production method/technique)
- wood; paint; plaster; paper (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- plaster (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 47 cm x 24.2 cm x 19 cm; 18 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico: Orocovis, Orocovis
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Religion
- Vidal
- Title
- Saint Raphael the Archangel
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Saints
- Record ID
- nmah_602122
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-2e7d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
