pai de santo
human_specialist intermediate Candomblé single tradition · 1
Male priest who runs a terreiro and serves as intermediary between the orixás and humanity.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- mâe de santo, babalorixá, iyalorixá, iyakekerê, iyabase, alabê, Orishas
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
Source passages
“A priestess running a terreiro is a mâe de santo (mother of saints); a priest who does so is a pai de santo (father of saints).”
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