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St. Raymond Nonnatus

American History Museum

San Ramon Nonato
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Object Details

Description

San Ramón Nonato is associated with secrets and silence. He is the patron saint of both victims of gossip and women in labor. Born in Catalonia in the early 13th century, his mother died in labor and he was surgically removed from her womb. He was an ardent and persecuted Christian missionary in North Africa. To stop him from converting others to Christianity, his lips were pierced with a hot iron and clamped shut with a lock.

Description (Spanish)

San Ramón Nonato se relaciona con los secretos y el silencio. Él es el santo patrón de las víctimas de chismes y de las mujeres que dan a luz. Nació en Cataluña a principios
del siglo XIII; su madre falleció durante el alumbramiento y debió extraerse al niño del vientre materno mediante cirugía. Se convirtió en un ardiente proselitista cristiano, por lo cual fue activamente perseguido en el norte de África. A fin de evitar que siguiera convirtiendo a otros seguidores al cristianismo, se le perforaron los labios con un hierro candente y se le sujetaron con un candado.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Date made

n.d.

ID Number

1997.0097.0403

catalog number

1997.0097.0403

accession number

1997.0097

Object Name

santo

Physical Description

handmade (overall production method/technique)
wood; paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 15 cm x 5 cm x 3.5 cm; 5 7/8 in x 1 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in

Place Made

Puerto Rico

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-478d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_601284

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 Pair of brown maracas made from the calabash plant. "Puerto Rico" is carved into the bodies of the maracas, and their handles are wooden.

Teodoro Vidal Collection of Puerto Rican History

 Pair of brown maracas made from the calabash plant. "Puerto Rico" is carved into the bodies of the maracas, and their handles are wooden.

Teodoro Vidal Collection of Puerto Rican History

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