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Jaén, Spain Jaén () is the urban capital city of the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. The city of Jaén is the administrative and industrial centre for the province. Industrial establishments in the city include chemical ...

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Ventura Rodríguez Ventura Rodríguez Tizón (July 14, 1717 – September 26, 1785) was a Spanish architect and artist. Born at Ciempozuelos, Rodríguez was the son of a bricklayer. In 1727, he collaborated with his father in the work at the Royal Palace of Aranj ...

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Jaén Cathedral The Assumption of the Virgin Cathedral (Spanish: ) is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Santa María Square, opposite the Town Hall and the Episcopal Palace, in the center of Jaén, region of Andalusia, Spain. , image ...

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in 1764, although it was executed by his nephew Manuel Martín Rodríguez. It was inaugurated in 1801 and was consecrated on March 22 of that year.

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{{Commons category, Church of the Sagrario, Jaén 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Conversion of non-Christian religious buildings and structures into churches Renaissance architecture in Andalusia Roman Catholic churches in Andalusia Former mosques in Spain Buildings and structures in Jaén, Spain

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