San Ramon Nonato Retablo
San Ramón Nonato Retablo by Santero Jose Aragon (active 1820 - 1835. Aragon’s image of San Ramon Nonato shows the saint holding aloft a shining monsrance and cradling a palm branch in his other arm; he is robed, and clothed in a white and red mozzetta. The edge of the image is painted with a simple red frame. The retablo is missing paint in areas and darkened by age, but the details of the saint are still visible. At some point in time the retablo was covered in wax or oil as a preservative. On the back of the wood panel “San Ramon” is written in cursive lettering with a pencil, and there are some other numbers and letters as well. Circa 1830, 6 ¼ x 9 ¾ x ½ inches
San Ramon Nonato is a favorite Northern New Mexico saint—he was delivered via Caesarian after his mother had died (“Nonato”) and he performed incredibly selfless and heroic deeds in rescuing Christian slaves from imprisonment, and was eventually imprisoned himself. He is the patron saint of mothers, pregnant women, obstriricians, prisoners and the falsely accused.
San Ramón Nonato Retablo by Santero Jose Aragon (active 1820 - 1835. Aragon’s image of San Ramon Nonato shows the saint holding aloft a shining monsrance and cradling a palm branch in his other arm; he is robed, and clothed in a white and red mozzetta. The edge of the image is painted with a simple red frame. The retablo is missing paint in areas and darkened by age, but the details of the saint are still visible. At some point in time the retablo was covered in wax or oil as a preservative. On the back of the wood panel “San Ramon” is written in cursive lettering with a pencil, and there are some other numbers and letters as well. Circa 1830, 6 ¼ x 9 ¾ x ½ inches
San Ramon Nonato is a favorite Northern New Mexico saint—he was delivered via Caesarian after his mother had died (“Nonato”) and he performed incredibly selfless and heroic deeds in rescuing Christian slaves from imprisonment, and was eventually imprisoned himself. He is the patron saint of mothers, pregnant women, obstriricians, prisoners and the falsely accused.
San Ramón Nonato Retablo by Santero Jose Aragon (active 1820 - 1835. Aragon’s image of San Ramon Nonato shows the saint holding aloft a shining monsrance and cradling a palm branch in his other arm; he is robed, and clothed in a white and red mozzetta. The edge of the image is painted with a simple red frame. The retablo is missing paint in areas and darkened by age, but the details of the saint are still visible. At some point in time the retablo was covered in wax or oil as a preservative. On the back of the wood panel “San Ramon” is written in cursive lettering with a pencil, and there are some other numbers and letters as well. Circa 1830, 6 ¼ x 9 ¾ x ½ inches
San Ramon Nonato is a favorite Northern New Mexico saint—he was delivered via Caesarian after his mother had died (“Nonato”) and he performed incredibly selfless and heroic deeds in rescuing Christian slaves from imprisonment, and was eventually imprisoned himself. He is the patron saint of mothers, pregnant women, obstriricians, prisoners and the falsely accused.