HANDUMANAN: The Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas Collection of Bisayan Santos
SANTO HEAD
19th Century
Mortas (Cement?) or coralstone.
FILIPINO
Formerly part of a church in Cebu. Probably used to decorate the interior of the church similar to the 12 Apostles found in the church of Molo in IloIlo.
According to Tita Rosita, these heads were the only ones she was able to rescue as the bodies were too heavy for her to keep. They were from a Cebuano parish that was in the process of being modernized and refurbished. The parish priest was about to bury them when Tita Rosita chanced upon the them and decided to rescue them.
Note 1: Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas is my aunt.
Rosita Arcenas is the daughter of Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez, the famous leprologist and director of San Lazaro Hospital during the 1940s thru the 1960s. Tala Leprosarium was subsequently renamed the Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in his honor. His wife is famous Philippine feminist Nieves Hidalgo of Boac, Marinduque, whose sister, Pilar Hidalgo, was president of Centro Escolar University and was married to Gen. Vicente Lim. Former Philippine Central Bank Governor Jaime Laya is married to Alicia Sandoval, the niece of Nieves Rodriguez and Pilar Lim and daughter of their youngest sister, Concepcion Hidalgo Sandoval.
Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas was married to Dr. Ramon V. Arcenas, a famous physician from Cebu. Dr. Arcenas is now deceased.
Note 2: These photographs were downloaded from a blog on Multiply by Mrs. Louella Alix. I downloaded them because I think this collection of Philippine santos is one of the most important accumulation of Philippine art ever assembled. It is far too important not to share. To see Mrs. Alix's pictures, pls go to her blog on Multiply at: louellaalix.multiply.com/photos/album/482/Handumanan_The_...
Note 3: This exhibition is attributed as "Bisayan" santos. I do not think these santos are all necessarily made in the Visayan Islands (although a majority of them probably were). Rather, the "Bisayan" attribution was give because these images were all found in the Visayan Islands and were assembled in Cebu.
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If you would like to read more about the Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas collection of Bisayan Santos, please visit the following discussion threads:
www.flickr.com/groups/primera-salida/discuss/721576299704...
www.flickr.com/groups/santos_images_of_faith/discuss/7215...
www.flickr.com/groups/hermosas/discuss/72157629970480138/
www.flickr.com/groups/35876748@N00/discuss/72157629970488...
HANDUMANAN: The Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas Collection of Bisayan Santos
SANTO HEAD
19th Century
Mortas (Cement?) or coralstone.
FILIPINO
Formerly part of a church in Cebu. Probably used to decorate the interior of the church similar to the 12 Apostles found in the church of Molo in IloIlo.
According to Tita Rosita, these heads were the only ones she was able to rescue as the bodies were too heavy for her to keep. They were from a Cebuano parish that was in the process of being modernized and refurbished. The parish priest was about to bury them when Tita Rosita chanced upon the them and decided to rescue them.
Note 1: Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas is my aunt.
Rosita Arcenas is the daughter of Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez, the famous leprologist and director of San Lazaro Hospital during the 1940s thru the 1960s. Tala Leprosarium was subsequently renamed the Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in his honor. His wife is famous Philippine feminist Nieves Hidalgo of Boac, Marinduque, whose sister, Pilar Hidalgo, was president of Centro Escolar University and was married to Gen. Vicente Lim. Former Philippine Central Bank Governor Jaime Laya is married to Alicia Sandoval, the niece of Nieves Rodriguez and Pilar Lim and daughter of their youngest sister, Concepcion Hidalgo Sandoval.
Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas was married to Dr. Ramon V. Arcenas, a famous physician from Cebu. Dr. Arcenas is now deceased.
Note 2: These photographs were downloaded from a blog on Multiply by Mrs. Louella Alix. I downloaded them because I think this collection of Philippine santos is one of the most important accumulation of Philippine art ever assembled. It is far too important not to share. To see Mrs. Alix's pictures, pls go to her blog on Multiply at: louellaalix.multiply.com/photos/album/482/Handumanan_The_...
Note 3: This exhibition is attributed as "Bisayan" santos. I do not think these santos are all necessarily made in the Visayan Islands (although a majority of them probably were). Rather, the "Bisayan" attribution was give because these images were all found in the Visayan Islands and were assembled in Cebu.
_______________________________________________________________
If you would like to read more about the Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas collection of Bisayan Santos, please visit the following discussion threads:
www.flickr.com/groups/primera-salida/discuss/721576299704...
www.flickr.com/groups/santos_images_of_faith/discuss/7215...
www.flickr.com/groups/hermosas/discuss/72157629970480138/
www.flickr.com/groups/35876748@N00/discuss/72157629970488...