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Oxalá

deity sky Candomblé corroborated · 2

The orixá of creation and purity, often linked to the Christian figure of Our Lord of Bonfim.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

Historical notes
Worship includes the Festa do Bonfim celebration in January with ritual washing of church steps.

Relationships

co occurs with
Oxum, Ogum, Tempo, Oxôssi, Xangô, Obá, Obaluaiê, Omolu, Orishas
consort of
Iemanjá, Nanã
syncretized with
Our Lord of Bonfim

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Mentioned by

Sources

internet (1)
  1. Candomblé
wikipedia (1)
  1. Ọbatala

Source passages

“Oxalá has been conflated with Our Lord of Bonfim”

#283 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6

“In Candomblé, Oxalá (Obatalá) has been syncretized with Our Lord of Bonfim; in that role, he is the patron saint of Bahia. The extensive use of white clothing, which is associated with the worship of Oxalá, has become a symbol of Candomblé”

#25158 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5