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The origin of the Hermitage dates back to a document held by the Brotherhood dated March 19, 1484, which indicates that this Hermitage it was an old hospital, headquarters of the Hospital de la Caridad of Seville.
The work carried out here was exactly the same as in the Charity Hospital of Seville, helping the poor, giving shelter to pilgrims, the sick were also cared for and people who lacked the financial means to bury their relatives were buried.
The original building of the Hospital was Moorish style and the extension of the land reached from the outskirts of the parish and to the end of this street. Over time, the building was renovated in the 19th and 20th centuries and the land was sold until it was left as it is today.
The Brotherhood preserves two rule books extremely interesting:
He first book It is from October 19, 1727, when the Brotherhood is called "True Cross." We do not have documentation of when and for what reason the name was changed to the current one of Misericordia.
He second book of rules is our refoundation. We know that there were a few years of inactivity and it was in July 1952 when the parish priest, Don Antonio Pastor Portillo, the station chief Don José Muñoz Núñez and some men from our town re-founded the Brotherhood.
We owe a lot to all those people but mainly to Don José Muñoz Núñez, since he did a lot to spread the word about the Brotherhood, to all the colleagues (engine drivers, operators or conductors) who worked on the Mérida railway line and passed through El Pedroso. He spoke to them with such passion about his Brotherhood that they ended up becoming brothers.
In those years, almost 60% of the brothers' list were railway workers. That is why our Christ is known as the "Christ of the Railwaymen«, although it is also known as the «Christ of the Hospital» for our origin.
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The Hermitage It has its entrance through the nave of the Epistle and it is a rectangular building with two different spaces:
1.- The main craft.
2.- The Main Chapel.
Both separated by a pointed triumphal arch, as a vestige of the Mudejar era.
The Main Chapel has a hollow vault, also called a handkerchief vault, and in it there are two altarpieces with Our Sacred Headlines.
Right in front is the Holy Christ of Mercy, a carving from the late 15th century. Its author is unknown, but various studies assure that it is from the Castilian school. It is a Christ with his head lowered, leaning to his right, an expression typical of a crucified man who has already died. It is located in a 17th century niche altar with leaf litter decoration.
In the altarpiece you can see attributes of the Passion of Our Lord, and on both sides of the cross the black stairs that were used to unclip it from the cross and carry out the descent.
Above the staircase on the right is the rooster relating to the denials of Saint Peter and just above the staircase on the left is the tunic that Our Lord wore before his crucifixion.
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On the left side you can see the niche altarpiece of Our Lady of Sorrows, a dress carving from the 18th century by an unknown author, inside an altar adorned with stipes, which are the columns that adorn it on both sides of the Virgin, they appear like inverted triangles that decrease in size as they approach the capital . Our Lady of Sorrows is dressed according to the liturgical calendar and the time of year in which we find ourselves.
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Inside the Hermitage, you can find other works such as a sculpture of the baby Jesus from the end of the 17th century and a series of canvases that have as their theme the representation of Ecce Homo, the Virgin Mary and the Immaculate Conception.
This small Hermitage is located a few meters from the Church of Our Lady of Consolation, from where the procession takes place. Holy Friday the brotherhood of the same name to the sacred holders: the Holy Christ of Mercy and Our Lady of Sorrows.
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