Mexican Crosses: Cholula

San Gabriel de Cholula, 1668 segmented atrium cross with alternating rosettes and lozenges.

As a follow up to our earlier page on the monastery of San Gabriel in this city, we present here a selection of other carved stone crosses adorning the churches and cemeteries of Cholula.

This is the atrium cross of the church of San Miguel,
located behind San Gabriel, ornamented in a similar pattern

San Miguelito: this smaller chapel has a modern foliated gable cross with chalice and Host

Large cross in the Cholula Pantheon (cemetery) in the style of the San Gabriel cross

Two other Pantheon crosses

Below the great pyramid of Cholula: a rustic stone cross

In addition to those on inner city churches, there are several other old crosses on interest in outlying communities barrios of Cholula:

Santa Maria Magdalena Xixitla: gable cross with Passion symbols

Trinidad Xixitla: atrium cross with Passion reliefs

San Gregorio Zacapechpan: atrium cross with Passion symbols

San Luis Tehuiloyocan: atrium cross with Passion reliefs

Another in similar style,  dated 1713, is found in nearby Santiago Momoxpan

San Gregorio Atzompa, carved and painted atrium cross


text & images © Richard Perry,   photography: Niccolo Brooker & Diana Roberts

look for our forthcoming pictorial guide to Mexican Carved Stone Crosses