Santa Muerte: The Mexican Skeleton Saint on the rise in Italy

by Luciano Martucci, independent anthropologist * The new religious movement of Santa Muerte, an ancient tradition with deep Mexican roots, is slowly but steadily taking root in the fertile soil of the Italian religious landscape. This rapidly expanding religious movement is the result of an intricate interplay of cultural, social, and spiritual influences that have … Continue reading Santa Muerte: The Mexican Skeleton Saint on the rise in Italy

Seeking Suicide, Death Gave Me Life: a Santa Muerte Devotee in Texas

A female devotee describes how she found light in the darkness after being saved from suicide by la Niña Blanca.