Maximón
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Maximón () is a Maya deity and folk saint, represented in various forms by the Maya peoples of several towns in the Guatemalan Highlands. Oral tradition of his creation and purpose in these communities is complex, diverse, and born of the ancient Maya traditions centuries ago.
Key facts
- Saint.venerated_in
- Traditionalist Maya Communities, Folk Catholicism
- Saint.image
- Maximon in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 200px
- Saint.caption
- Maximón effigy and candles, Santiago Atitlán
- Saint.birth_date
- October 28th
- Saint.titles
- Ri Laj Mam, Don Ximon, San Simón, El Gran Abuelo
- Saint.attributes
- sunglasses, bandana, colorful garlands, cigarettes/cigar
- Saint.patronage
- health, crops, marriage, business, revenge, death
- Saint.name
- Maximón
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- Maximon - Lago Atitlan.jpg
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- Maximon
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- Origin
- Mythology
- Veneration
- Outside of Guatemala
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
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Maximón () is a Maya deity and folk saint, represented in various forms by the Maya peoples of several towns in the Guatemalan Highlands. Oral tradition of his creation and purpose in these communities is complex, diverse, and born of the ancient Maya traditions centuries ago.
==Origin== The worship of Maximón is believed to have begun at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Maya. The designation of Maximón as a saint is the result of religious syncretism.