A STUDY OF VOTIVE PRACTICES IN THE CITY OF SALVADOR, BAHIA, BRASIL (1701-1960)

DEVOTIONAL SAINTS AND SAINTS:

Abstract

The objective of this article is to discuss the Bahian religious field, more precisely the votive practices that existed in Salvador, Bahia, in the period 1701-1960, with the scrutiny of the different types of devotional saints that existed. The methodology used was bibliographical, documentary and field research. As a result, twelve most common types of devotional saints were found, among which the following stand out: Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Senhor do Bonfim, Santo Antônio, São José, Nossa Lady Aparecida, Saint Cosmas and Damian, Saint Rita of Cassia, Saint Anna Mestra, Saint Anna with Mary, Baby Jesus, Baby Jesus of Prague and Baby Jesus of Mount. It was concluded that the old devotional practices of Salvador, Bahia, were replaced by new rites in the Bahian religious field and today's devotional saints are no longer the same as those from the period 1701-1960.