The Church of San Pedro de los Francos ( Spanish: ''Iglesia de San Pedro de los Francos'') is a church located on Via la Rua in Calatayud, Spain. It was declared '' Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1875.

History

The church was founded by

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, after the Reconquista of Calatayud, to thank his French mercenary troops. The church was built in the 14th-century over an earlier temple. It has a typical Mudéjar structure of 3 naves and apses.

Art and Architecture

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The entrance portal is

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in style with a peaked arch flanked by standing sculptures of St Peter and Paul, while the lintel has some awkwardly seated Christ (center), the Virgin and St John, all sheltered by a ledge with architecture. Inside the main gilded Retablo at the high altar has

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Solomonic columns, and was completed in 1654. Other chapels include a retablo with Renaissance style panels. The various chapels include a virgin in a grotto. The adjacent ancient mudejar tower leans over the street.Calatayud city hall
cultural affairs website.

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