Maximón (folk saint)

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:San_Simón
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Catholicism
gptkb:Maya_peoples
folk
gptkbp:category Maya religion
folk saints
Guatemalan folklore
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:beer
cigars
figure wearing a hat and suit
money offerings
wooden effigy
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maximón (folk saint)
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Santiago_Atitlán
gptkb:San_Andrés_Itzapa
gptkbp:origin Maya religion
syncretism with Catholic saints
gptkbp:rituals prayers for healing
prayers for protection
offering alcohol
offering cigars
offering money
processions during Holy Week
gptkbp:role gptkb:physician
protector
trickster
mediator
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Guatemala
gptkb:Western_Honduras
gptkb:Southern_Mexico
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Holy_Week
Maya religion
local Catholics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santiago_Atitlán
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6