ex-voto
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thumb|votive paintings of Mexico|Mexican votive painting of 1911; the man survived an attack by a bull, attributed to the care of [[Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos]] thumb|La Rochelle [[slave ship Le saphir, ex-voto in the Saint Louis Cathedral in La Rochelle, 1741]]
An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or a divinity, given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion. The term is usually restricted to Christian examples.