Church of La Soledad, Mexico City

Church of La Soledad
*Iglesia de Santa Cruz y La Soledad* (in Spanish)
Church of La Soledad; Iglesia de Santa Cruz y La Soledad (in Spanish)
	Facade of the church
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
District	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Parish church
Year consecrated	1792
Location
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Geographic coordinates	19°25′54.16″N 99°7′22.91″W / 19.4317111°N 99.1230306°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Cayetano de Sigüenza, Ildefonso Iniesta Bejarano, Francisco Antonio de Guerrero y Torres, Ignacio Castera
Type	Church
Style	Neo classic
Completed	1787

The Church of La Soledad, officially known as the Church of Santa Cruz y La Soledad, is a Roman Catholic parish church of México City.

The parish of Santa Cruz y La Soledad was the seventh parish established in Mexico City. The original church was an Augustinians doctrina de indios that was secularized by the archbishop in 1750.^[1] In the latter 18th century, the church was rebuilt in Neoclassic style, which remains to this day. The church deteriorated over time, but despite this was declared a national monument in 1931. In 1982, the building was restored. The church is located in the La Merced neighborhood with the Plaza de la Soledad located in front.^[2]^[3] This neighborhood is known for prostitution, and sex workers have staged commemorations for a National Day of Sexual Workers in front of this church.^[4]^[5]

^ O'hara, Matthew (2006), "Stone, Mortar, And Memory: Church Construction And Communities In Late Colonial Mexico City" (PDF), Hispanic American Historical Review, 86 (4): 647–680, doi:10.1215/00182168-2006-046
^ Bueno de Ariztegui, Patricia, ed. (1984). Guia Turistica de Mexico – Distrito Federal Centro 3. Mexico City: Promexa. pp. 98–99. ISBN 968-34-0319-0.
^ "Parroquia de Santa Cruz y Soledad" [Parish of Santa Cruz y Soledad] (in Spanish). Mexico: IDAABIN. March 2003. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
^ Icela Lagunas (July 9, 2007). "Celebrarán día de las sexoservidoras en La Merced" [Will celebrate Sex Worker Day in La Merced]. El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
^ Jaime Montejo (July 9, 2009). "Celebración del 11 de julio día nacional de la trabajadora sexual en México" [Celebration on 11 July of the National Day of the Sexual Worker in Mexico]. Periodistas en linéa (in Spanish). Mexico. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[Ohara-1] O'hara, Matthew (2006), "Stone, Mortar, And Memory: Church Construction And Communities In Late Colonial Mexico City" (PDF), Hispanic American Historical Review, 86 (4): 647–680, doi:10.1215/00182168-2006-046

[GTM-2] Bueno de Ariztegui, Patricia, ed. (1984). Guia Turistica de Mexico – Distrito Federal Centro 3. Mexico City: Promexa. pp. 98–99. ISBN 968-34-0319-0.

[indaabin-3] "Parroquia de Santa Cruz y Soledad" [Parish of Santa Cruz y Soledad] (in Spanish). Mexico: IDAABIN. March 2003. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[celebraran-4] Icela Lagunas (July 9, 2007). "Celebrarán día de las sexoservidoras en La Merced" [Will celebrate Sex Worker Day in La Merced]. El Universal (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

[celebracion-5] Jaime Montejo (July 9, 2009). "Celebración del 11 de julio día nacional de la trabajadora sexual en México" [Celebration on 11 July of the National Day of the Sexual Worker in Mexico]. Periodistas en linéa (in Spanish). Mexico. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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