This chapel was named Capilla Nueva and dedicated to Jesús Nazareno, as recorded in a document dated July 13, 1722.
When it was built, the building was located on the outskirts of town, on high ground, but today, due to urban expansion, it is part of the town’s urban fabric.
The façade, very much in the classicist style of the late Baroque period, consists of a paneled arch between flat pilasters, Tuscan capitals, and a straight entablature, without decoration. The cornice is quite prominent and gives way to a central bell gable with a single arch, without a bell and featuring a mixtilinear exterior profile. Currently, these elements are painted in earth tones and white.
The interior has undergone a major transformation and bears little resemblance to its original appearance. It consists of a single rectangular nave with straight walls and a flat ceiling, as does the apse, which features a niche housing a sculpture in the round depicting the Virgin of Carmen holding the Child in her arms. It is worth noting the hydraulic tile floor, a true gem that remains fully intact, as well as the various simple devotional elements that adorn the space.
As its name suggests, the chapel once housed a Calvary, featuring statues of the Crucified Christ, Our Lady of Sorrows, Saint John, and Mary Magdalene (all of which are now missing). Today, the interior features notable statues of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with the Child, the Immaculate Conception, and the Ancient Christ of the Cross of the Poor—a noteworthy statue that was added in the 1950s.
According to oral accounts, in the early 20th century there was a series of pools known as the “Calvario de posas” that stretched from the fountain on Calle del Calvario—known as El Pilarito—to the entrance of the chapel; its origins date back to the 19th century, a time when cholera epidemics ravaged the region, a circumstance that prompted a local woman to make a vow: if cholera did not enter her home, she would go to the chapel every Friday of the year to perform the Stations of the Cross in honor of the Lord of Calvary; her prayer was answered, and she did so for nearly half a century.
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