Saint Manuel and Saint Benedict (
Spanish
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: ''San Manuel y San Benito'') is a Catholic church located in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
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Spain
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The building, which was designed by
Fernando Arbós y Tremanti
Fernando Arbós y Tremanti (22 October 1844, Rome - 18 December 1916, Madrid) was a Spanish architect; best known for the Iglesia de San Manuel y San Benito.
Life and work
He was born in Rome to the painter, , and his wife Gertrudis. From 1862 ...
, was built at the beginning of the twentieth century. 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 inclu ...
'' in 1982.
See also
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Catholic Church in Spain
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List of oldest church buildings
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Byzantine Revival architecture in Spain
Manuel Y Benito
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Madrid
Calle de Alcalá
Buildings and structures in Recoletos neighborhood, Madrid
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