San Pedro Mártir
Church of Saints Peter
and Paul, Etla, Oaxaca,
Mexico
St. Peter
Martyr
(Axe
in
head, palm in right hand, book in left).
Plaster? Painted eyes, approx. 5 feet tall.
If this statue is indeed wood rather than plaster, it must have been
thickly
repainted. On a plaque behind the statue are these words:
"San Pedro
Martir
/ Nació en Verona, Italia. Año de 1205 / Murió
asasinado
este ilustre predicador, gloria de los padres Dominicos el 29 de Abril
de 1252 / La causa: Servir al pueblo. Como lo hizo nuestro Señor
Jesucristo / Culpables: La secta heretica de los Cátaros y un
asesino
a sueldo."
That is, "St. Peter Martyr / Born in Verona, Italy, in
the year 1205 / This famous preacher, glory of the Dominican fathers,
was
assassinated on the 29th of April, 1252 / The reason: Serving the
people,
just like our Lord Jesus Christ / Those responsible: The heretical sect
of Catharists and a hired assassin."
More of St. Peter
Martyr
Photographed by
Richard and Claire Stracke