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saints

deity earth Catholic triangulated · 6

Roman Catholic saints venerated in Santería, conflated with West African deities.

↻ synthesized from 6 sources

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
300 – 2020
Historical notes
Shown in the 1511 "Adoration of the Trinity".

Relationships

syncretized with
West African deities
co occurs with
Virgin, Christ, Virgin Mother, Orishas
allied with
God the Father, angels, Holy Ghost, Mother of God

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Mentioned by

Sources

internet (1)
  1. Santería
wikipedia (1)
  1. Patron Saint's Day
encyclopedia (4)
  1. Albrecht Dürer (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  2. Altar Candlesticks (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  3. Altar Crucifix (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed
  4. Altar Ledge (Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)) (1913)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Roman Catholic saints were conflated with West African deities”

#321 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6

“the saints of heaven in two companies with the Mother of God and John the Baptist at their head kneel in adoration.”

#44671 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free