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The Rise of La Santa Muerte: Why Everyone’s Turning to Mexico’s Death Saint
Santa Muerte (Saint of Death or Our Holy Lady of Death) is a Mexican folk saint whose devotion has significantly increased ...
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Santa Muerte; The Folk Saint of Death
Rooted in both indigenous Mexican traditions and Catholicism, Santa Muerte is seen as an amoral, non-judgmental saint who grants favors to those who venerate her. Despite opposition from the ...
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Drug gangs in Ecuador turn to "death saint" for protection — and allegedly human sacrifices
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte — a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their ...
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A leader of Mexican folk saint cult 'La Santa Muerte' is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure
The saint — whose name means roughly “Holy Death” — is often worshipped ... were shot dead Friday as they prepared the annual Santa Muerte celebration. There was no immediate information ...
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Ecuador gangs turn to "death saint" for protection — and human sacrifices
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte — a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their ...
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A leader of Mexican folk saint cult ‘La Santa Muerte’ is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure
The saint — whose name means roughly “Holy Death” — is often worshipped ... were shot dead Friday as they prepared the annual Santa Muerte celebration. There was no immediate information ...