Subbetica
Shrine of Our Lady of Carmen
Built in the late 17th century, it features a simple façade with a three-arched brick bell gable; the interior consists of a single nave with walls punctuated by pilasters and a barrel vault with transverse arches, whilst the chancel is covered by a dome supported by pendentives.
The altarpiece is the work of Guzmán Bejarano from 1978; at its centre is the niche housing the principal image, separated by pilasters from the images of St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Jesus, whilst in its upper section we can see a relief depicting the presentation of the scapular to St Simon Stock.
This chapel houses the image of the patron saint of Rute, the Virgin of Carmen, a work of the Granada school, dating from the late 17th century and similar in style to the work of Diego de Mora. Originally, it was a candlestick-style image to which a carved body was added in 1975 by Luis Ortega Brú.
Of the rest of the church, we should highlight the Child Jesus giving his blessing, attributed to the workshop of Alonso de Mena around 1630; and the image of the Christ of the Greatest Sorrow, known as Cristo a Gatas, which depicts the moment when Christ gathers up his garments after the flagellation, a Granada-style image from the second half of the 18th century.