Folk Art Retablo Saint Anne Santa Ana Grandmothers Mother Child Relations Unmarried Women Women in Labor Educators Miners Garlick St. Brigid Title: "Santa Barbara

Title: "Santa Barbara

true source of light and fountain of wisdom

literally interpreting the Gospels

The pieces complement others in the collection to create a coordinated look

" The Christogram IHS appears prominently on the cross

Folk Art Retablo Saint Anne Santa Ana Grandmothers Mother Child Relations Unmarried Women Women in Labor Educators Miners Garlick St. Brigid Title: "Santa BarbaraTitle: "Santa Ana." St. Anne was the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. The devotion to St. Anne as the patron saint of miners arises from the medieval comparison between Mary and Christ and the precious metals silver and gold. Anne's womb was considered the source from which these precious metals were mined. St. Anne is the patron saint of grandmothers, mother and child relationships, unmarried women, women