Ethnographic heritage
O Xibao Souls' Shrine Peto de ánimas
- Tomiño, Xibao, 20th century. 1925.
- Coordinates:41.982301, -8.757519
It is located in Xibao, attached to the wall of a house and built from stone-carving. The base stands directly on the ground and bears an engraved inscription in which “RECUERDO DE/ MANUEL POUSA/ VICENTE/Y SU ESPOSA/ AÑO 1925” can be read.
The chapel has a gable roof topped by a cross with cylindrical arms. Instead of an altarpiece, inside the niche there is a cross in relief carved into the stone. The opening fro the alms box is on the part protruding from the ledge.
It is possible to know that it was protected by iron bars thanks to older photographs.
Bibliography: Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao and Loira, Félix: “Cruces, cruceiros e petos da parroquia de Santa María de Tomiño (Tomiño-Pontevedra)”, in Asociación Galega para a Cultura e a Ecoloxía: Actas do VII Congreso Galego de Cruceiros, 2017. Fernández de la Cigoña, Estanislao: Esmoleiros e petos de ánimas da provincia de Pontevedra. Vigo: Ir Indo, 1998. Moure, Isabel and Da Rocha, Juan: “Petos de ánimas ou esmoleiros de Tomiño”, in Asociación de Veciños da Aurora. Boletín Informativo Cultural. Tomiño.
