Church of San Pedro de los Francos explained

Church of San Pedro de los Francos
Native Name:Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos
Native Language:es
Coordinates:41.3531°N -1.6433°W
Location:Calatayud, Spain
Designation1:Spain
Designation1 Offname:Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos
Designation1 Type:Non-movable
Designation1 Criteria:Monument
Designation1 Date:1875
Designation1 Number:RI-51-0000013

The Church of San Pedro de los Francos (Spanish: Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos) is a church located on Via la Rua in Calatayud, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1875.

History

The church was founded by Alfonso I el Batallador, after the Reconquista of Calatayud, to thank his French mercenary troops. The church was built in the 14th-century over an earlier temple. It has a typical Mudéjar structure of 3 naves and apses.

Art and Architecture

The entrance portal is Gothic in style with a peaked arch flanked by standing sculptures of St Peter and Paul, while the lintel has some awkwardly seated Christ (center), the Virgin and St John, all sheltered by a ledge with architecture.

Inside the main gilded Retablo at the high altar has Baroque Solomonic columns, and was completed in 1654. Other chapels include a retablo with Renaissance style panels. The various chapels include a virgin in a grotto.

The adjacent ancient mudejar tower leans over the street.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.calatayud.es/contenido/iglesia-san-pedro-de-los-francos Calatayud city hall