The Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria of Xàtiva, also known as ''La Seu'', is the principal church of the city of

Xàtiva Xàtiva (, es, Játiva ) is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right (western) bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. It is located 25 km west ...

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Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

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. The construction commenced in 1596. In this Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva different members of the

House of Borgia The House of Borgia ( , ; Spanish and an, Borja ; ca-valencia, Borja ) was an Italian-Aragonese Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Valencia, the surname being a toponymic from the town ...

are buried. At the museum is possible to see the altarpiece of the cardinal Alfonso Borgia and a silver chalice with the name of the Pope Calixtus III and another artworks of the Borgia family.

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Website of the Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva

The Collegiate Basilica at Xativa Tourism

File at the Valencian Heritage Library

Website in Valencian Heritage

Webcam: Square of La Seu
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