Portrait of St. Anthony
Blessing the horses and farm animals
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Blessing for the horses and farm animals in Spanish ranch houses
Many Spanish ranchers who settled in Texas in the 1700s were Catholics. They held St. Anthony, a Franciscan, and the patron saint of horses, in especially high esteem and often hung portraits of him in their ranch houses.
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Enrique Guerra, San Vicente Ranch, Linn
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Late 1700s
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Portrait of St. Anthony
Artifact from South Texas Plains
