tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251952950182395223.post1020142660211940176..comments2023-11-14T08:03:35.881-08:00Comments on ColonialMexicoInsideandOut: A Very Small Monastery: Ex-Convento of San Nicolas de Bari, Oxtotipac MXMarina Hayman Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01934456340919337955noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251952950182395223.post-70174342908804916952015-01-18T07:55:49.378-08:002015-01-18T07:55:49.378-08:00You bring up a point and maybe the two go hand in ...You bring up a point and maybe the two go hand in hand- but what the books say is that indoor worship was foreign to the peoples of Latin America and it was not until they were further evangelized that church worship was instituted. Marina Hayman Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01934456340919337955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251952950182395223.post-31669370528079754072015-01-17T19:51:49.084-08:002015-01-17T19:51:49.084-08:00This looks like such a peaceful place and sometime...This looks like such a peaceful place and sometimes the peacefulness comes not so much from the scale of the building but rather from its relationship with the surrounding landscape. The font will go down as one of my favorites. When I go to Mexico City - this would definitely be a detour I will take. One thing I will take issue with however is the "Indian Chapel" and outdoor preaching. As far as I know, they were kept outside because they were considered unclean and savage.... Hence - outdoor chapels.mariah martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293119853902976441noreply@blogger.com