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Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte (Spanish: [ˈnwestɾa seˈɲoɾa ðe la ˈsanta ˈmweɾte]; Spanish for Our Lady of Holy Death), often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a new religious movement, female deity, folk-Catholic saint, and folk saint in Mexican folk Catholicism and Neopaganism.
Oct 5, 2020 · Santa Muerte’s first documented appearance as a venerated figure in Mexico came in a 1797 Inquisition report on idolatrous practices by indigenous worshipers. Michalik writes that, by the time of his article’s publication in 2011, the image of Santa Muerte could be found all over Mexico.
Despite a reputation as a death cult for criminals and drug traffickers, Santa Muerte has surged in popularity and taken on an increasingly prominent and polemic role in the Day of the Dead ...
Nov 4, 2017 · Brownsville, Texas, Nov 4, 2017 / 14:02 pm. They call her Santa Muerte ('Holy Death' or 'Saint Death'), but she's no saint. Literally. The skeletal female figure has a growing devotion in Mexico,...
Dec 1, 2023 · Updated January 1, 2024. Originating in Mexican folk Catholicism, Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte is a female deity and spiritual icon said to be a personification of death.
Santa Muerte is a recent phenomenon, a modern-day folk saint: the patron saint of death. For twenty years, the veneration of this folk saint has been the fastest-growing religious movement in the West. It’s rooted in Mexico, where millions of people now pray to Santa Muerte.
Mar 29, 2019 · Santa Muerte’s name translates to Saint Death and to the church she is nothing but an epitome of death. A number of those who worship Santa Muerte are heavily involved in crime and drug trafficking as well.
