The (Spanish for 'Collegiate Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption') is a Catholic church built in the sixteenth century in the town of

Osuna Osuna () is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School. Among famous people associ ...

, in Andalusia, Spain. It was founded by

Juan Téllez-Girón, 4th Count of Ureña ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

. It was declared '' Bien de Interés Cultural'' (Good of Cultural Interest) in 1931. The interior contains a nave and two aisles, five chapels, and a presbytery. The interior of the church is richly decorated in Renaissance style. It has a

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

main altar, constructed in the eighteenth century, and the chapels on the sides are all very attractive. In the interior, the huge

sacristy A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located ...

is now a museum that exhibits a collection of five paintings by

José de Ribera Jusepe de Ribera (1591 – 1652) was a painter and printmaker, who along with Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and the singular Diego Velázquez, are regarded as the major artists of Spanish Baroque painting. Referring to ...

() and a carving by Juan de Mesa. On the lower level is the Pantheon of Dukes, which was built in the Plateresque style in 1545 and contains a small chapel with an altarpiece attributed to

Roque Balduque Roque Balduque (or Roque de Balduque) (died February 1561) was a sculptor and maker of altarpieces. Born at an unknown date in Bois-le-Duc (now 's-Hertogenbosch, capital of North Brabant in the Netherlands), he is known for his work in Spain in the ...

, a painting of Hernando de Esturmio, and the tombs of the

Dukes of Osuna Duke of Osuna is a Spanish noble title that was first awarded in 1562 by King Philip II of Spain to Pedro Girón de la Cueva, (Osuna, Seville, 29 July 1537 – 1590). Pedro was also Viceroy of Naples, (1582–1586), Ambassador in Portugal and ...

. Colegiata de Osuna. Iglesia.jpg, Interior of Collegiate Church of Osuna San Sebastián Colegiata Osuna 2016001.jpg , Sculpture of Saint Sebastian. Capilla panteon colegiata osuna 2016001.jpg, Chapel of del pantehon. San jeronimo colegiata 2016001.jpg , Relief of Saint Jerome. File:Relieve alabastro colegiata 2016001.jpg, Alabaster relief

Filming

Some of the scenes from Game of Thrones (season 5) were filmed in the Collegiate Church of Osuna in October 2014.

References

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