Our Lady of Sorrows
(Soledad) |
Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad) Local Name: Nuestra Señora de
la Soledad. Basis for Identification: Veil and
mantle reaching from head to floor in triangular shape,
praying hands, lily in hands. Other characteristics: White
lace apron. Site: Former convento of San Pedro y
San Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: In the chapel that is to the right of the entrance to the former convento. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Santa Ana del Valle, Coixtlahuaca, Cuilapan, Ejutla, Etla, Huitzo, Mitla, Teotitlán, Teposcolula1, Tilantongo, Xoxocotlán, Yanhuitlán, Zimatlán. External Links: Previous santo Introduction to Teposcolula Note: On this site, references to the cardinal directions always assume that the main altar is at the east end of the church, the narthex or entry area at the west end, and the two walls of the nave on the north and south. (The nave is the long central section.) In the case of the former convento at Teposcolula, directional references align with those of the Teposcolula church. Actual orientations may differ. The photo shown here is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. You are free to share or remix it on two conditions: first, that you attribute it to the photographers, Claire and Richard Stracke, without implying any approval of your work on their part; second, that if you alter, transform, or build upon this photo, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. |