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Hermitage of Our Lady of Sorrows

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This is the oldest Hermitage in Campo Real that still exists today. It dates back to the 16th century. It has a rectangular floor plan, covered by a sail vault with squares, and its entrance is a double doorway with a medallion in the spandrels. It has a front portico, supported by three iron posts that replaced the stone columns destroyed in the Civil War, of which only the bases remain. The original figure of Our Lady was also destroyed in that conflict. The current figure in the niche of the chapel is a replica of the original and is joined by another figure of St. Isidore. It was formerly an old humilladero on the road between Morata and Arganda. Humilladeros were small shrines located at the entry or exit of towns to encourage the piety of travellers, pilgrims and visitors, and for this reason they were marked with a cross. This explains why it was firstly dedicated to La Vera Cruz which, together with the dedications to St. John and St. Sebastian, formed part of the Templar trilogy. In Campo Real there were three other hermitages, which have now disappeared except for some remains.

Dating from the 16th century, its front portico can be seen, supported by three iron posts that replaced the stone columns destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.

Logos funded by the European Union NextGeneration, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, the Community of Madrid, ARACOVE, and Madrid Rural.

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