
Reliquary of Saint Joseph
Espacios
Historical Description
This small chapel, built in the 18th century, is adjacent to the Chapel of the Virgin of Loreto. It was a space intended for meditation on a good death and on the chastity of Saint Joseph, held up as a model for novices. Alongside the House of Loreto, it symbolizes the protection Saint Joseph offered to the Holy Family and to Christians in general.
Artistic Description
The chapel features a Baroque altarpiece from the 18th century. Its central niche holds a finely crafted wooden sculpture of Saint Joseph, polychromed and gilded. Particularly striking are the polychrome stucco reliefs in which fully Indigenous features can be identified—such as figures wearing shawls and pearl necklaces supporting the frames of the paintings.
