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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,
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. It was declared '' Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1875.


History

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


Art and Architecture

The entrance portal is
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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
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Solomonic columns, and was completed in 1654. Other chapels include a retablo with
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style panels. The various chapels include a virgin in a grotto. The adjacent ancient mudejar tower leans over the street.Calatayud city hall
cultural affairs website.


References


See also

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