Felipe de la Espada, San Ramon Nonato, late 18th-early 19th century, carved and painted wood, 12 x 4 5⁄8 x 4 7⁄8 in. (30.5 x 11.8 x 12.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1996.91.39
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Artwork Details
- Title
- San Ramon Nonato
- Artist
- Date
- late 18th-early 19th century
- Location
- Dimensions
- 12 x 4 5⁄8 x 4 7⁄8 in. (30.5 x 11.8 x 12.4 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Teodoro Vidal Collection
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted wood
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Religion — saint — St. Raymond
- Object Number
- 1996.91.39
Artwork Description
San Ramon Nonato is the patron saint of slaves. He is also widely invoked by women in labor, as protector of newborns and patron of midwives. He acquired the name “non natus” (unborn) because he was delivered from his mother’s womb by cesarean section. He is the patron saint of Catalonia in Spain, and the many images of him in Puerto Rico attest to the migration of Catalonians to the island in the nineteenth century.
