Santa Muerte Scapulary

The Santa Muerte Scapulary is an authentic religious garment for Santa Muerte devotees, consisting of an amulet embroidered with Santa Muerte on both sides, attached to a sturdy black-and-red cord. The embroidery is quite detailed given the small surface area and is accented by delicate red and silver metallic effects and a zigzag outline stitch. The scapular can be worn simply under clothing or over it. Of course, this religious good luck charm is also a great addition to a Santa Muerte shrine. In Mexico, we often see these larger scapulars on the inside of apartment doors, where they protect the home, or, in combination with other items, frequently on the rearview mirror of a car. 

The embroidered amulet measures 5 x 3.5 cm
The unfolded scapular is 37 cm long and fits over any head

The cult of Santa Muerte has tens of thousands of followers across all segments of Mexican society - of all the folk saints, the Saint of Death enjoys by far the greatest popularity. The Catholic Church classifies the cult of Santa Muerte as a pagan ritual and even suppresses it in many places, but this does not deter her followers from worshipping the skeletal woman with a scythe at countless small shrines throughout the country for love,health,  happiness, financial and professional success, and personal protection. Santa Muerte differs from other Mexican folk saints primarily in that she is known by the name Mictecacihuatl as an ancient Aztec goddess of death and ruler of the underworld. For this reason, and given their classification of the Santa Muerte cult as a pagan ritual, Catholics must confront the accusation that they banished an ancient Aztec deity here in the course of the conquest and Christianization of Mexico.