Guatemala

The Unknown Jewish Communities of Guatemala, part two


Date:
February 2006
Publication: San Diego Jewish Journal
Placement: feature article
Viewership: 175,000
Photographer: Paul Ross

According to legend, in the l2th century, a woman had a powerful dream that her son would be born with a star on his forehead because he would guide many people. She probably didn't know that her child would become a saint and founder of the Dominican order. In the l6th century, the order's priests came to Antigua, Guatemala, and built an elegant church and convent for friars and novices.

 

 

 

 

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