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The Church of San Dionisio (
Image:Iglesia S Dionisio Exterior 2017.jpg, S. D.
Image:Castillete San Dionsio.jpg, Detalle del lateral
Image:Iglesia de San Dionisio.jpg, Iglesia desde la Plaza de la Asunción
Image:Interior Nave central.jpg, Interior Nave Central
Image:Capilla de la Torre.jpg, Capilla de la Torre de la Atalaya
Image:Puerta entrada principal.jpg, Puerta Principal
Image:ECCE HOMO Mayor Dolor.jpg, Imagen Ecce Homo
Image:Humildad y paciencia en san Dionisio.jpg, Imagen Humildad y Paciencia
Image:Organo Coro Iglesia San Dionisio.jpg, Organo
Image:Concierto en San Dionisio.jpg, Concierto Mudejar
Image:Día Bendicion Imgen San Dionisio.jpg, Momentos de la Bendicion de la imagen
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: ''Iglesia de San Dionisio'') is a church located in Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway bet ...
, Andalusia
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, Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It was built in the late 15th century in Gothic
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-Mudéjar
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style, although its interior was later renovated in Baroque style (18th century) by architects Diego Antonio Díaz and Pedro de Silva
Pedro de Silva Cienfuegos-Jovellanos (born 18 August 1945 Gijón, Spain) is a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer. He served as the second President of the Principality of Asturias from 17 June 1983, until 10 July 1991.
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. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" (" goods" in the economic sense) and incl ...
'' in 1964.
Description
The parish was established byAlfonso X the Wise
Alfonso X (also known as the Wise, es, el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284) was King of Castile, León and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Germ ...
in the name of Saint Denis as the city was returned to Christian rule on Saint Denis's Day in 1264.
The church has a basilica
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plan, divided into three naves by tall and simple pillars adorned with Almohad
The Almohad Caliphate (; ar, خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or or from ar, ٱلْمُوَحِّدُونَ, translit=al-Muwaḥḥidūn, lit=those who profess the unity of God) was a North African Berber Muslim empire fou ...
decorations. The arcades (aside from those near the high altar) are ogival. The naves end with apses with Baroque altars, including the high altar which dates to the pre-Baroque renovation.
The side chapels are in Baroque style. The chapel of the Christ of the Water includes an image of Jesus from the 15th century. The tower known as Torre de la Atalaya was also built in the fifteenth century. Although this is attached to the church it was a civilian construction intended to serve as a watchtower for both fires and attack and to hold the town's clock. The tower has been separately listed from the church as being of cultural interest. The tower was first mentioned in 1447 and the clock was installed in 1454 and the tower was first used as a watchtower in 1484.
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* List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Cádiz Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Cádiz Churches in Jerez de la Frontera 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Gothic architecture in Andalusia {{Spain-church-stub