Practice: Santo Nino de Atocha
May 17, 2007 by ybonesy
Santo Niño, pen and ink of Santo Niño de Atocha, patron saint of prisoners and persons in danger, doodle © 2007 by ybonesy. All rights reserved.
Santo Niño de Atocha descriptions
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Haunting face. I love the details, am drawn to the collar points and the hand holding the basket. I want to know more about her.
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First, she is a he. Santo Nino is the infant Jesus. One thing you’ll find is that many versions of Santo Nino look both/neither boy and/nor girl, but I suppose that is to be expected. Real infants are the same way.
Here are a link with more information:
Wikipedia: Santo Nino of Atocha
I doodled this recently while sitting in a library waiting for Dee. I wish I had noted the book where I found the photo of the painting I was looking at.
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Ah, I had that thought – that she might be a he. But then, noted the clothes. I hesitated with the pronoun – but then, well, guessed incorrectly. I like the idea of being androgynous, looking neither boy nor girl. I read in your link the child is dressed in pilgrim’s clothing. Every part of the image is a symbol. Rich iconology, unfamiliar to me until now. I’m still haunted by that face. I love your sketches and drawings.
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i love this iste it gives me a lot of information!
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I love Nino De Atocha
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I love that I’am not the only one who believes in nino de atocha.
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Yes, I am a believer, too. I have a pendant with Santo Nino de Atocha. I used to wear it every day. I wore it on a trip to the Philippines, and I was amazed to find out that he was a patron saint of the country.
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miriam, thanks for resurrecting this post. I enjoyed reading it again. After a while posts can get buried as we roll along. I love when readers comment on the older posts.
And the history at the link, ybonesy, stirs something in me this time of year. Different cultures and the way we’ve all been fighting (and healing) since the beginning of time. And how people still have great faith and continue to believe. This patron saint moves perhaps because it is a child. Do you know of any other patron saints that are children?
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I HAVE FOLLOWED EL SANTO NINO DE ATOCHA SINCE I WAS ABOUT 7YRS OLD WHEN MY MOTHER GAVE ME A SMALL CARD THAT USED TO BELONG TO MY GRANDFATHER. I LOST IT ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WHEN SOMEONE STOLD MY WALLET. IT WAS SO STRIKING WHEN 2 WEEKS AGO I WENT INTO A RELIGIOS STORE THAT REALLY CALLED MY ATTENTION. WHEN I WALKED IN, THERE WAS A STATUE OF EL NINO DE ATOCHA RIGHT THERE!! I NEVER FIND ANYTHING IN A RELIGIOUS STORE ABOUT HIM AND IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THAT HE IS STILL WITH ME SOMEHOW!!
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That’s a great story. He is a special saint. I really love him, too.
This is one version of him I found in a library at my daughter’s school. I was surprised to find him, too.
Glad Santo Nino de Atocha has a knack for finding you, and glad you found him here. Thanks for commenting.
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[…] needs. San Yisidro is the saint of the crops; he figures prominently in the Rio Grande Valley. Santo Niño de Atocha is the patron for freeing prisoners. He is believed to have power to perform miraculous rescues for […]
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