The South portal with a statue of the patron saint of Oaxaca, La Soledad, on the pedimentAccording to the legend, a pack mule refused to move and sat on a boulder. An image of the Virgin was found in the mule's pack and then the Virgin appeared. Thus a church was built to honor the miracle and today this outcropping of rock is enclosed in an iron cage on the right as one enters the church. A festival on December 18 honors the Virgin, attracting the faithful from all over Oaxaca. | ||
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Below, the statue of La Soledad in her long cape and St. Joseph with the young Christ in the central niche |
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Flanking the portal--St. Louis and St. Anthony of Padua (carrying the Christ child on the book) |
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Views of the interiorThe church is a cruciform shape with an octagonal drum and dome at the crossing. |
The illuminated statue of La Soledad |
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The crossing |
The entrance gate into the sacred precinct |
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