Cristina Cruz González is an art historian, curator, and educator. She received her PhD in art history from the University of Chicago and is a specialist in the visual culture of Latin America. She is an Associate Professor of Art History at Oklahoma State University.

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• ForewordDiego Prieto Hernández, General Director, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, MéxicoDirector’s Preface and AcknowledgmentsMark A. WhiteCurator’s AcknowledgmentsCristina Cruz GonzálezIntroduction: Picturing the Holy in New SpainCristina Cruz GonzálezSan Hipólito and the Sacred Origins of Mexico City in an Eighteenth-Century Viceregal PaintingJames M. CórdovaCatholic Religious Orders and the Promotion of Saints in New SpainGauvin Alexander BaileyOn the Matter of Saints: Relics and ReliquariesGabriela Sánchez ReyesFriar Sebastián de Aparicio, A Saint for Puebla de los ÁngelesMontserrat A. Báez HernándezSanctity on the Border: Sor María de Ágreda in New SpainAnna M. NogarEl origen del arte entre nosotros: Colonial Religious Painting and the Formation of a (New) Mexican Art Historical Canon Ray Hernández-DuránEpilogue: The Cathedral Discovery of 2022Arturo Balandrano Campos CATALOGUENotes to the CatalogueLenders to the ExhibitionContributorsWorks Cited