Sentence examples for statues of saints from inspiring English sources

Inside, its crypt betrays Puebla's status as one of colonial Mexico's wealthiest towns, with statues of saints and angels intricately carved from onyx, one of the city's numerous natural resources.

Its grounds are thick with crosses, crucifixes and statues of saints.

Looking at the sweeping arches, glowing amber candles and ivory statues of saints, they were taken by the moment.

At the cemetery, statues of saints and the heads of white tombstones barely extended above muddy water.

It's hard to think of anything you couldn't find inside: musical instruments, Baroque furniture, fedoras, old toys, film posters, riding kit, statues of saints, and some tourist tat.

Since 2009 a concert hall, theatre and history museum, all inspired by classical antiquity, have joined dozens of new statues of saints and emperors.

Statues of Virgin Marys and Catholic saints revered in Mexico and central America dot window sills and gardens.

Its most remarkable feature is a mid-17th-century altarpiece mounted with 22 gilded statues of the saints.

Most were reliefs of the Crucifixion or statues of individual saints that were placed on altars or set in wall niches.

In her bedroom, there is, what is for her, an altar of hope: statues of Roman Catholic saints next to burning candles.

In the Top Gear studio the cars are objects of blind veneration, just like the statues of the saints in those medieval cathedrals.