San Juan Teitipac
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| San Juan Teitipac | |
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| Municipality and town | |
 San Juan Teitipac
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Oaxaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,552 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) |
San Juan Teitipac is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 11.48 km². It is part of the Tlacolula District in the east of the Valles Centrales Region.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 2,552.[1]
The town's 16th-century church is notable for a number of colonial-era santos (statues of the saints), some of them in the refined Spanish tradition and others of intriguing folk design.[2]
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TeitipacSanPaciencia.jpg
San Paciencia portrays Jesus after his torments in the praetorium.
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The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
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TeitipacChrist.jpg
An Ecce Homo santo
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches: San Juan Teitipac. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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