Santa Muerte (Mexican folk religion)
GPTKB entity
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:folk
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Saint_Death
La Santa Muerte |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:death
gptkb:crime justice love revenge prosperity protection healing safe passage Santa Muerte (folk saint) |
| gptkbp:celebratedIn |
November 1
November 2 |
| gptkbp:date |
late 20th century
|
| gptkbp:depictedIn |
female skeletal figure
|
| gptkbp:followersInclude |
gptkb:crime
gptkb:police_officer LGBTQ+ individuals people seeking protection people seeking healing people seeking justice people in marginalized communities |
| gptkbp:mainDeity |
Santa Muerte (folk saint)
|
| gptkbp:majorShrine |
gptkb:Tepito,_Mexico_City
gptkb:Santa_Muerte_International_Temple |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
controversial
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Mexico
|
| gptkbp:practicedIn |
gptkb:beer
gptkb:prayer altars candles flowers food offerings incense offerings rituals cigarettes |
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:Catholic_Church
|
| gptkbp:rituals |
gptkb:Spanish
|
| gptkbp:rootsIn |
gptkb:Spanish_Catholicism
pre-Columbian beliefs |
| gptkbp:scripture |
no official scripture
|
| gptkbp:spreadTo |
gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:subjectOf |
documentaries
news reports academic studies |
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:bone
gptkb:world gptkb:cloak gptkb:hourglass scales scythe |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
black (protection, power)
gold (prosperity) purple (spirituality) red (love, passion) white (purity, protection) blue (wisdom, health) brown (home, stability) green (justice, legal matters) yellow (gratitude, success) |
| gptkbp:worshippedIn |
devotees in Central America
devotees in Mexico devotees in the United States |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Death_(supernatural_force)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Santa Muerte (Mexican folk religion)
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