Church of the Virgin of the Soledad--page 3 (of four pages)

I have not been able to identify all of the sculptured figures; if you know who they are, please send me an email. Center: possibly St. Paul, who was beheaded with a sword; right: St Rose of Lima, whose crown of roses concealed metal spikes she wore for mortification
left: Michael, the warrior angel; center? right: St Lucy with her identifying symbol, her eyes on a dish
Left: Gabriel, the angel of the Annunciation--his banner identifies him by his words to Mary; Center: Nicholas of Tolentino Richard Perry suggests in an email to me that the figure is "probably Nicholas of Tolentino, an Augustinian saint occasionally portrayed as a penitent or flagellant - kneeling and bare chested. La Soledad was closely associated with the Augustinian nuns who occupied the adjacent convent, now the Palacio Municipal." See his website at: http://www.colonial-mexico.com

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