24602: Vishnusurf (reply_ re: 24597: Benson re: 24594: Judson re: Èzili Dantò

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Some Polish troops in Haiti would have carried banners emblazened with 
the icon of their national patron saint, Czestochowa. Incidentally, I 
have never seen this icon in any Catholic church in Haiti, though it is 
prolific in Vodou temples. 

For a discussion of Mary/Ezili see Terry Rey, OUR LADY OF CLASS 
STRUGGLE: THE CULT OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN HAITI (Trenton and Asmara: 
Africa World Press, 1999)