Word: morada
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1933-1933
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...villain. Of the Penitentes, pseudo-Christian sect of flagellants, Fergusson tells bloody tales, bloodier rumors. The sect still flourishes (TIME, April 17). Its headquarters are in Mora and most of its membership within New Mexico. In almost every Mexican village, says Fergusson. there is an apparently deserted building, the Morada, headquarters of the Penitentes. "Nowadays one may see only the whipping of bare and lacerated backs and the crucifixion of an image but what goes on in the night and in the secret chamber of the Morada none but the Penitent Brothers know." A Mexican told Fergusson that the Penitentes...
| 1 |