Babalú-Ayé
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Babalú-Ayé is a major Orisha in the Yoruba and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, revered as the powerful deity of disease, healing, and protection from epidemics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babalú-Ayé canonical | 1 |
| Obaluaye (Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná/Babalú-Ayé) | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orisha
ⓘ
Yoruba deity ⓘ deity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asojano
ⓘ
Obaluaiê ⓘ Omolu ⓘ San Lázaro ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | dog ⓘ |
| associatedColor |
brown
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
epidemic diseases
ⓘ
healers ⓘ poverty ⓘ smallpox ⓘ the marginalized ⓘ the sick ⓘ |
| culture |
Afro-Brazilian
ⓘ
Afro-Cuban ⓘ Yoruba ⓘ |
| domain |
disease
ⓘ
epidemics ⓘ healing ⓘ protection from illness ⓘ |
| feastDay | December 17 ⓘ |
| feastDayContext |
Santería
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Santería
|
| function | mediator between suffering humans and divine realm ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
accompanied by dogs
ⓘ
body covered with raffia or straw ⓘ covered in sores ⓘ walking with crutches ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Yoruba ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Father of the World ⓘ |
| offering |
beans
ⓘ
candles ⓘ corn ⓘ grains ⓘ roasted foods ⓘ |
| religion |
Afro-Cuban religion
ⓘ
Candomblé ⓘ Santería ⓘ Yoruba religion ⓘ |
| role |
healer of the sick
ⓘ
protector against disease ⓘ punisher through illness ⓘ |
| status | major Orisha ⓘ |
| syncretizedWith |
Lazarus of Bethany
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Lazarus
|
| veneratedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ diaspora communities ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ offerings ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ votive promises ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Obaluaye (Ṣọ̀npọ̀nná/Babalú-Ayé)