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Sister Death and Brother Francis at Holy Week in Chimayo, New Mexico

Santa Muerte’s origins in the U.S. date much further back than her recent influx with Mexican immigrants over the past decade.  During the 19th century in the mountain towns of New Mexico and southern Colorado, Mexican-American Catholics personified death as a female figure known as Doña Sebastiana, a moniker still heard today for Santa Muerte. … Continue reading Sister Death and Brother Francis at Holy Week in Chimayo, New Mexico