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Saint Rita the Impossible Puerto Rico by Pablo Rinaldi
Collector's Choice!Very solid santo by a renowned carver!
This is a beautiful santo carving of St. Rita of the Impossible, wounded by a thorn in the forehead, by renowned Puerto Rican Santero artist Pedro Pablo Rinaldi Jovet carved in 1994. Carved out of cedar wood, this santo is finely detailed and signed and dated 1994 by the artist under its base. It is painted in more traditional colors of the 19th century (black and gold gilt) rather than what Pablo does normally in bright primary colors, therefore it is one of his more unique creations. Wt. = 14.8 oz. It is in superb & mint condition.
Measures: 11" high X 4"at widest point
Pedro Pablo Rinaldi Jovet
Born in 1940, Pedro Pablo Rinaldi Jovet started carving in the early 1970s after he met Carlos Vázquez Sánchez (born in 1904), a santero from the town of Ciales. Later, Rinaldi began intensive study in the workshop of the santero Domingo Orta Pérez, alongside Orta's sons Domingo Orta, Jr. and José Antonio Orta. Now an accomplished santero in his hometown of Ponce, Rinaldi has received numerous awards and is represented in museum collections in Belgium, France, Ecuador, and Russia. Today, Rinaldi is also recognized as a leading expert on the historical and cultural background of the santos tradition.
HISTORY
St. Rita was born at Spoleto, Italy in 1381. At an early age, she begged her parents to allow her to enter a convent. Instead they arranged a marriage for her. Rita became a good wife and mother, but her husband was a man of violent temper. In anger he often mistreated his wife. He taught their children his own evil ways. Rita tried to perform her duties faithfully and to pray and receive the sacraments frequently. After nearly twenty years of marriage, her husband was stabbed by an enemy but before he died, he repented because Rita prayed for him. Shortly afterwards, her two sons died, and Rita was alone in the world. Prayer, fasting, penances of many kinds, and good works filled her days. She was admitted to the convent of the Augustinian nuns at Cascia in Umbria, and began a life of perfect obedience and great charity. Sister Rita had a great devotion to the Passion of Christ. "Please let me suffer like you, Divine Saviour," she said one day, and suddenly one of the thorns from the crucifix struck her on the forehead. It left a deep wound which did not heal and which caused her much suffering for the rest of her life. She died on May 22, 1457. She is the patroness of impossible cases. Her feast day is May 22.
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