S[an]to Hermitano Iv[an] Pecador y los Demas Santos Hermitanos deste Rreyno · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: S[an]to Hermitano Iv[an] Pecador y los Demas Santos Hermitanos deste Rreyno
Subject: Religious Orders; John the Sinner; Hermits; Government; Conquest; Colonialism; Church Hierarchy
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Lima; West Indies; South America; Peru
Description: The author spends this section of this chapter discussing religious establishment in Peru and different orders within the Church’s hierarchy. This image depicts holy hermits within the kingdom of Spanish conquered Peru. The image depicts the holy hermit, John the Sinner, holding a staff in his right hand and a skull in his left. His hair and beard are long to demonstrate the fact that he is a hermit and wanders. There is another hermit in the image who is kneeling to John and holding his hands up in prayer to him. There is dialogue written above the kneeling man as he speaks to John which reads, “yupaychayque santo” [I respect you, holy man]. The author explains that hermits did not care about wealth or profit and only aim to seek out God and pray. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, “orden muy santos en lima, en el mundo” [a very holy order in Lima, and throughout the world].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:23226
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles; Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_23226_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Subject: Religious Orders; John the Sinner; Hermits; Government; Conquest; Colonialism; Church Hierarchy

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