San Pascualito | |
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King of the Graveyard | |
Venerated in | Folk Catholicism |
Major shrine | Olintepeque, Guatemala |
Feast | May 17 |
Attributes | Skeletal figure, cape, crown, wheeled cart |
Patronage | Curing diseases, death, healings, cures, vengeance, love, graveyards |
San Pascualito (also known as San Pascualito Muerte and El Rey San Pascual) is a folk saint associated with Saint Paschal Baylon and venerated in Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas. He is called "King of the Graveyard."[1] His veneration is associated with the curing of disease, and is related to the Latin American cult of death. The tradition may be related to the worship of a pre-Columbian death god.[2] San Pascualito is represented as a skeleton, sometimes caped or wearing a crown. The veneration of San Pascualito is not approved by the Roman Catholic Church.