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Not to be confused with María de la Soledad Our Lady of Solitude.Saint Maria Soledad (Desolata in Spain) the second child of five of Francisco Torres and Antonia Acosta was born in Madrid on December 2 1826 and baptized Bibiana Antonia Emanuela. Her parents ran a small business in Madrid. She was educated by the Daughters of Charity and often visited the sick in her neighborhood performing small penances for the benefit of others.