The Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Estrella is a Baroque hermitage in the city of Toledo (Castile-La Mancha, Spain) was founded by the co-fraternity of hortelanos, [1] which had its headquarters in the neighboring church of Santiago del Arrabal.
Its construction was completed in the 14th century, [2] according to traces of Juan Bautista Monegro, at that time main master of the cathedral.
It has paintings and altars with Solomonic columns from the 18th Century.
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