Retablo subject?

I have never been able to identify subject, For some reason I always thought it might be Russian, until I unearthed it last week, and saw the writing Top word translates from Spanish to English as Charity, bottom word I cant find any translation? It id a little beat up as you can see, and is a little darker in reality, eight inches by 12 inches. As always many many thanks

 

Are you having trouble with the pictures, Nancy?

 

Omg. Totally forgot the pics, Thanks @Bakersgma

 

I'm clueless on that second word too.

Is he (whoever he might be) holding something to his chest? Like a bird with a red beak?

 

Caridad is also a first name, so may be looking at name of artist rather than a clue to subject. He appears to have a bishop's crozier. I don't see a halo, but a lot of Catholic saints were bishops.

 

Could be Saint Kevin of Glendalough

 

I suspect it says "Caridad y Bondad." Thanslates to Charity and Kindness, a phrase used to describe acts of Catholic faith.

Debora

 

Is he holding something, or does he just have his hands crossed over his heart?

Was thinking Saint Benedict...

 

This is supposed to be Saint Jerome. Very similar in depiction.

Debora

 

That looks promising.

 

So does that.

 

This is also very similar in depiction. Seller claims Saint Francis de Paulo. (There's a "flaming" Caridad painted in the right hand corner.)

https://frenchgardenhouse.com/item_...onial-Retablo-Icon-Saint-Francis-de-Paula.htm

Debora

 

I'm all in on St Frances de Paola -- flaming sun with "caridad" is his thing.

EDIT: Corrected Spelling.

 

Let's call him by his Spanish name. San Francisco de Paula.

Debora

 

https://www.catholicvoiceoakland.org/2008/08-01-21/inthisissue3.htm

 

@Nancy Neal, I'm assuming you saw there is a signature in the very dark lower left corner of your Retablo???? I was playing around with the image and saw it.......not that I can read it, but it's definitely there.....

 

No I didnt see that, I am scared to clean it in case I remove paint, so I cant read it either, Thank you@ Aquitaine,He has a rosary in his hands