- María Lionza is the central figure in one of the most widespread new religious movements in Venezuela. The cult of María Lionza began in the 20th century as a blend of African...
- María Lionza is a folk saint and the central figure in the most widespread new religious movement in Venezuela. The cult of María Lionza is a blend of African...
- El culto a María Lionza se remonta al tiempo previo a la llegada de los españoles a territorio venezolano en el siglo XV.
- María Lionza. Es la reina y máximo escalón de las cortes espirituales venezolanas, por tanto considerada la máxima autoridad espiritual...
- The cult of María Lionza or marialioncero is a widely known practice within Venezuela, and outside of it, since it has reached other lands thanks to its followers.
- Statue of Maria Lionza in Caracas María Lionza is the central figure in one of the most widespread indigenous religions in Venezuela.
- Her origins are the subject of diverse legends: common factors are her green eyes and a giant anaconda. Maria Lionza was first venerated by Venezuela’s Indians.
- Antes de presentar las oraciones a María Lionza, veamos un poco de su historia. En Venezuela la deidad de María Lionza es muy popular.
- Sin embargo, en las estampas tradicionales, la imagen de María Lionza es representada como una mujer blanca, aunque posea orígenes indígenas.
- Their songs are heard at night and they make a choir for the songs that the sorcerers and priests raise to heaven in honor of the goddess María Lionza.
- Imagined and represented in many different ways, María Lionza is the centre of a widespread religious cult which includes episodes of spiritual possession.
- These offerings are deposited on the various altars where Maria Lionza is revered with several other Caribbean "deities" on Sorte Mountain.
