Patricia GRAU-DIECKMANN

Original title: De Santiago Matamoros al Sen Jak del vudú haitiano

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Keywords: Matamoros, Ogou Sen Jak, St. James Apostle.

Few Christian characters have shown the ubiquity and the capacity to become syncretised into other religions such as St. James the Apostle. He became known by different names and nicknames and is revered as far afield as Spain, Ghana, Peru and Haiti. This article will review some of the many facets that portray the first Christian Martyr.