Shrine to Nuestra Señora de la Soledad

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Capilla de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad vista desde una de las calles del municipio de Tocina

The Shrine was built in the 17^th century by the devotees of the namesake Confraternity. Renovations in the 18^th century have given it its current appearance. The external buttresses that support the wall and its large size are worthy of note.

It has a single nave oriented to the east, with an apse covered by a dome with a cupola decorated with tiles. At the foot is the only entrance topped by a simple bell gable. To the right of the façade stands a cylindrical tower attached to the wall.

Its interior is austere with a nave covered with a barrel vault and a dome in the transept.
The –very recently modified- main altarpiece houses Our Lady of Solitude. This 17^th-century bust is carried in procession by the Confraternity of the True Cross since the beginning of this century.

Two side altarpieces are also noteworthy. One is from the second half of the 18^th century, with the image of the Christ of the True Cross, and the other, from the mid-20^th century, with the titular images of the Confraternity of Our Father Jesus of the Great Power and Our Lady of Greatest Sorrow, both works by Manuel Pineda Calderón from Alcalá de Henares.

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Order of Malta