Madre mía: Sevilla parte dos

Although the national religion of Spain is catholicism, not everyone is religious and some cities feel much more secular than others.  Sevilla a city where, even though many people may not be religious, the vestiges of Catholic fervor still exist.  The most famous re-conquistadores Isabel and Ferdinand consolidated a lot of their power here.  Isabel, in particular, viewed it as her duty to convert everyone one of her subjects to Catholicism and to protect the faith.  So, here is my homage to the Sevillan Virgin Mary. 

She is the most important saint.  She is the mother protector and your direct channel to god himself.  Her image, her name, her presence seems to be on every other building in this city.  She is also the patron saint of sailors and because so many voyages set sail from Sevilla's Guadalquivir river into the Atlantic (i.e. Columbus's journey to the Americas), Mary is of particular importance.

Here she is tiled into the side of a church. . .

On a large beer keg in a bar. . .

 In the cathedral (La Dolorosa) . . .

 In a dark alleyway . . .

 On the side of the cathedral at night. . .

 On the side of a guitar shop . . .

 Dedicated to her after she protected the city from a major earthquake in the 18th century. . .

 Random street altar. . .

 Detail of the above (flower offerings) . . .

On the side of a school . . .

 On the side of a home . . .

 At the medieval entrance to the city. . .

 In a tiny medieval street. . .

 A convent. . .

 In a once Islamic archway. . .

 In a souvenir shop. . .

 The name of a street. . .

 And and random drunk guy in a chicken suit. . .

He has nothing to do with the Virgin Mary.