A statue of Santa Muerte. Credit: Toni Francois.
“They call her Santa Muerte (‘Holy Death’ or ‘Saint Death’), but she’s no saint.
Literally.
The skeletal female figure has a growing devotion in Mexico, Central America, and some places in the United States, but don’t be fooled by the Mary-like veil or the holy-sounding name.
She’s not a recognized saint by the Roman Catholic Church. In fact, in 2013, a Vatican official condemned devotion to her, equating it to “the celebration of devastation and of hell.””
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