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According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "A special form of devotion is practised in Spanish-speaking countries under the term of 'N.S. de la Soledad', to commemorate the solitude of Mary on Holy Saturday. Its origin goes back to Queen Juana, lamenting the early death of her husband Philip I, King of Spain (1506)" (Catholic Encyclopedia, s.v. "Feasts of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary"). Statues of this type are normally life-size. Typically, they will be crowned and dressed in black, the hands clasped in prayer and holding a rosary.
Prepared in 2018 by Richard Stracke, Emeritus Professor of English, Augusta University. Revised 2017-01-16, 30. |
Older churches in Mexico often have a life-size Soledad statue such as this one in Cuilapan, Oaxaca. (See the description page.) 
A Soledad in Salamanca, Spain. (See the description page.) DATES
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