Art of the old world in New Spain and The mission days of Alta California (1922)
Holway, Mary Gordon, d. 1922 · San Francisco : A.M. Robertson · leaf 46
rs used in worship of thesun placed the mirrors on their own altars. Thiswas but one of many devices used to obtain free-dom from pagan interference in the observance ofChristian religious ceremonies. Although the mo-tive of the Spanish padre was in direct oppositionto that of the missionary in… … BAROQUE Convent of Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Mexico, \ AFTER THE CONQUEST 17 used by the Aztecs in worship of their gods wereoften found converted to religious use by theChristians. A holy water font in the NationalMuseum was originally a stone god in the form ofa coiled feathered serpent which…
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