Church of San Pedro de los Francos
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.
Church of San Pedro de los Francos | |
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Native name Spanish: Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos | |
Main altar and apse. | |
Location | Calatayud, Spain |
Coordinates | 41.35312°N 1.643321°W |
Official name: Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos | |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1875 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000013 |
![]() ![]() Location of Church of San Pedro de los Francos in Spain |
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
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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]
References
- Calatayud city hall, cultural affairs website.
See also
- List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Zaragoza