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hermitage located in Nàquera, province of Valencia, Spain.

History

The original hermitage was called ''Ermita de la Rapita''. It contained altarpiece of San Francisco and another dedicated to the ''Virgen del los Desamparados'' (Our Lady of those without Shelter). The walls were smooth and decorated with blue paint. This small chapel was known to exist by 1608 when it was also called ''hermitage of San Vicente''. This chapel fell into ruin and a new church was begun in 1912–13, but soon collapsed. A new chapel was built 1917 to 1921 in a

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. The interior is austere, with a neo-gothic altar carved in the 20th century.Ayuntamiento de Nàquera
, tourism entry on church.

References

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Gothic Revival church buildings in Spain Churches in the Valencian Community Christian hermitages in Spain {{Spain-RC-church-stub