Santa Muerte

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
personification
religious leader
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Our_Lady_of_Holy_Death
gptkb:La_Santísima_Muerte
gptkb:Saint_Death
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:crime
syncretic religion
folk Catholicism
gptkbp:controversy condemned by Catholic Church
linked to criminal activity
gptkbp:devotionalItems gptkb:beer
gptkb:dessert
breakfast
statues
candles
flowers
incense
money
apples
offerings of food and drink
cigarettes
rosaries
gptkbp:feastDay November 1
August 15
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Santa Muerte
gptkbp:iconography gptkb:clothing
world
hourglass
scales
scythe
female skeletal figure
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Santa_Muerte_International_Temple,_Mexico_City
gptkb:Tepito,_Mexico_City
gptkbp:name gptkb:Santa_Muerte
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Spanish_colonial_Catholicism
Mexican folk religion
pre-Columbian beliefs
gptkbp:prayers health
justice
love
prosperity
protection
safe passage to the afterlife
gptkbp:symbolizes death
protection
healing
black (protection, power)
blue (wisdom)
brown (wisdom, connection to earth)
gold (prosperity)
green (justice)
purple (spirituality)
red (love)
safe delivery to the afterlife
white (purity)
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:worshippedIn devotees in Central America
devotees in Mexico
devotees in United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Folk_Catholicism
gptkb:The_Grim_Reaper
gptkb:La_Muerte
gptkb:Angel_of_Death
gptkb:Grim_Reaper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6