Religious Centers (Archive)

Summerland Grove

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 1 November 2006.

Contact Information

Address: P.O. Box 926, Memphis, TN 38088-0926
Email: scribe@summerland.org
Website: http://www.summerland.org/

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Casa de las Velas Otto Chicas-Rendon

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 5 October 2005.

Phone: 212-289-0378

History

Founded in 1921 by Alberto Rendon, Otto Chicas-Rendon botanica is the oldest remaining botanica in Manhattan. According to Migene Gonzalez Wippler, Alberto Rendon pioneered the concept of the botanica. In the 1920s Rendon was a pharmacist that worked in east Harlem; he noticed that many clients would enter the pharmacy in search of medicinal herbs and oils. As a result he...
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Botanica Santa Barbara

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 11 October 2009.

Phone: 212-740-6822
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Activities and Schedule

The botanica is open daily and is usually staffed by two individuals. Raul (a santero) performs spiritual consultations using Spanish Cards (Espiritismo) or cowry shells (Santeria). Consultations usually take 25 to 30 minutes, and, on busier days, there may be a line of three to four people. The botanica has a neighborhood...
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Baitul –Islam Jame E Masjid

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 19 October 2004.

Phone: 313-922-6437

Original Products

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 21 October 2013.

Phone: 718-367-9589
Email: info@originalbotanica.com
Website: http://www.originalprodcorp.com/
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History

Original Products is one of the oldest and most respected botanical supply companies in the world. According to its owners, Original Products is the primary supplier to the 80 or so botanicas in the New York area. The botanica produces all sorts of oils, incenses, perfumes, and waters that... Read more about Original Products

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