María de la Soledad

María de la Soledad ("Mary of [the] Solitude"), Nuestra Señora de la Soledad ("Our Lady of [the] Solitude"), Maria Santisima, Nuestra Señora Dolorosisima de la Soledad, Virgen de la Soledad or Our Lady of Solitude is a title of Mary (mother of Jesus) and a special form of Marian devotion practised in Spanish-speaking countries to commemorate the solitude of Mary on Holy Saturday.

History

The title originates with Queen Juana lamenting the early death of her husband Philip I of Castile in 1506.^[1]

Feast

Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, enshrined in the parish church of San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

María de la Soledad's feast day is celebrated on December 18 in Spanish-speaking countries, and on Holy Saturday in English-speaking countries.^[2]

Patroness

María de la Soledad is the patroness of Badajos and Parla, Spain; Porto Covo, Portugal; Oaxaca and Acapulco,^[3] Mexico; and of Cavite Province, Philippines, under the name Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga.

The Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad in Soledad, California was devoted to María de la Soledad.

Name

The given name María de la Soledad, often shortened to Marisol or Soledad, is used in Spanish-speaking countries.

See also

• Our Lady of Sorrows
• Soledad (disambiguation) mentions many people, places, and institutions named for María de la Soledad

Notes

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

1. ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 14:152
2. ↑ http://gjcarmelites.com/2010/03/08/our-lady-of-solitude/
3. ↑ http://www.acapulco.com.mx/catedral_de_nuestra_senora_de_la_soledad_acapulco_2.html

External links

• Media related to Our Lady of Solitude at Wikimedia Commons