{"id":3323,"date":"2019-09-29T15:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T15:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaexperience.com\/?p=3323"},"modified":"2019-09-29T15:59:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T15:59:29","slug":"visita-guiada-a-la-iglesia-de-santa-catalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaexperience.com\/en\/blog\/visita-guiada-a-la-iglesia-de-santa-catalina\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided tour of the Church of Saint Catherine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saint Catherine<\/h2>\n
The Church of Saint Catherine<\/strong> It is one of the best-preserved treasures in all of Seville. Below, we provide a step-by-step list of its exterior and interior so you don't miss a thing.<\/p>\n
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Abroad<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The front door<\/strong> At the foot of the main nave is Gothic pointed arch, followed after an atrium by a Mudejar door from the church of Santa Marina, decorated with images among which Saint Lucy stands out, next to her a tile of the Virgin of Carmen and a wrought iron cross witness to an old cemetery attached to the church.<\/p>\n
The side doors<\/strong> They are simpler; on each side of the left door we see the ceramic altarpieces of Christ of the Exaltation and Saint Lucy.<\/p>\n
Next to the door in the right wall is located the Mudejar tower<\/strong> brick.<\/p>\n
Attached to the church are the Neo-Mudejar chapel of the Brotherhood of the Exaltation and the Sacramental chapel; on its facade, two windows adorned with Eucharistic symbols and on its Baroque dome, the image of Faith.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nFront page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Inside<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Temple of three ships<\/strong> separated by pillars, a coffered ceiling and the chancel with vault<\/strong> Gothic ribbed vaulting; on the floor with areas covered in glass, one can observe the crypt<\/strong> recently excavated. \nAt the back of the nave above the door, the choir and on either side of the door the pedestal altars of the Child Jesus and Saint John the Baptist.<\/p>\n
High altar<\/strong>\u00a0 17th-century Baroque, presided over by an image of\u00a0Saint Catherine<\/strong>\u00a0From the 18th century and with paintings of scenes from his life, it is accompanied by the images of Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Sebastian and Saint John the Evangelist, and in the attic a painting of the Crucified. \nTo the left of the altarpiece, on a pedestal, is an image of the Immaculate Conception in the Granada style.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nView from the Choir.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gospel Ship<\/h2>\n
Sacramental Chapel,<\/strong> The chancel, with a grille facing the presbytery and the nave, is Baroque and ornate, designed by Leonardo de Figueroa in the 18th century. It is covered with a beautifully decorated dome and lantern. \nThe altarpiece and images are by the Hita del Castillo brothers; it is very ornate and presided over by the\u00a0Immaculate<\/strong>,Alongside the images of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint John Nepomucene. In the attic, Saint Sebastian with Saint Justa and Rufina. \nOn the sides we can see several paintings with Eucharistic motifs, and the altarpiece of the [unclear] stands out.\u00a0\u00a0Christ of Forgiveness,<\/b>\u00a0Ecce Homo in Renaissance painting by Pedro Campa\u00f1a, accompanied by the images of Saint Isidore and Saint Leander.<\/p>\n
Altarpiece of the\u00a0Our Lady of La Salette<\/strong>, a painting of this devotion introduced in Seville in the 19th century, after the Virgin appeared to some shepherds in this town in France.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nAltarpiece of the Sacramental Chapel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gate of the Gospel<\/h2>\n
Chapel<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0Our Lady of the Rosary,<\/strong>\u00a0An 18th-century image, with its own brotherhood, is accompanied by Saint Francis of Paola and Saint Dominic of Guzman.<\/p>\n
Altarpiece of Saint Cajetan,\u00a0<\/strong>Baroque display case, with the group of the Virgin offering the Child Jesus, made by Crist\u00f3bal Ramos, circa 1774, one of his best works.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nOur Lady of the Rosary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Epistle Ship<\/h2>\n
Chapel of the Assumption<\/strong>\u00a0or of the Carranza family, with access gates to the presbytery, and altarpiece of the Assumption.<\/p>\n
Altarpiece of the\u00a0Our Lady of Mount Carmel<\/strong>\u00a019th century image, with brotherhood merged to the Virgin of the Rosary, accompanied by the Child Jesus and Saint Jude Thaddeus.<\/p>\n
Altarpiece of\u00a0Saint Anne and the Virgin\u00a0<\/strong>From the 17th century, a curious image, where the Saint is standing with the Virgin in her arms.<\/p>\n
Chapel of the\u00a0Exaltation,<\/strong>\u00a0In the Mudejar style, with a square floor plan and vaulted ceiling, a simple altarpiece houses the patron saints of this brotherhood.\u00a0Crucified<\/strong>, a work attributed to Pedro Rold\u00e1n, 18th century, the\u00a0Our Lady of Sorrows<\/strong>, an anonymous work from the same century, accompanied by\u00a0Saint John<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nChapel of Christ of the Exaltation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Epistle Gate<\/h2>\n
Altarpiece of\u00a0Saint Lucia<\/strong>\u00a0At the foot of the nave, with an 18th-century image, the titular image of its brotherhood and of great devotion, next to it are paintings dedicated to the Virgin.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nBell in the tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Guided tour of the Church of Saint Catherine<\/h2>\n
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