Case file · Folklore / legend
The Santa Muerte altar of Tepito
On 31 October 2001 Enriqueta Romero put a life-size image of Santa Muerte outside her home in Tepito, Mexico City; it became the hub of the fastest-growing folk devotion in Mexico.
2001 CE · 19.45, -99.13 · status: account
The account
Devotees offer flowers, cigarettes and tequila to the skeletal saint. The Catholic Church condemns the cult, and the Mexican government revoked a Santa Muerte church's registration in 2005.