Priest Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Afro-Latin American religions=== In Brazil, the priests in the [[Umbanda]], [[Candomblé]] and [[Quimbanda]] religions are called ''[[pai-de-santo]]'' (literally "Father of saint" in English), or "babalorixá" (a word borrowed from [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] ''bàbálórìsà'', meaning ''Father of the [[Orisha]]''); its female equivalent is the ''[[mãe-de-santo]]'' ("Mother of saint"), also referred to as "ialorixá" ([[Yoruba language|Yoruba]]: ''iyálórìsà''). In the [[Cuba]]n [[Santería]], a male priest is called ''Santero'', while female priests are called ''Iyanifas'' or "mothers of wisdom".<ref>{{cite web |last=AfricaNews |date=October 10, 2022 |title=The Cuban priestesses defying religious patriarchy |url=https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/10/the-cuban-priestesses-defying-religious-patriarchy/ |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=Africanews |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page