The Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria of Xàtiva, also known as ''La Seu'', is the principal church of the city of
Xàtiva
Xàtiva (; ) 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, Spain, Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. It is located 25 km ...
(
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
),
Spain
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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 language, Spanish and ; ) was a Spanish noble family, which rose to prominence during the Italian Renaissance. They were from Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, the surname being a Toponymic surname, toponymic from ...
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
Pope Callixtus III (, , ; 31 December 1378 – 6 August 1458), born Alonso de Borja (), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 April 1455 to his death, in August 1458.
Borgia spent his early career as a professor ...
and another artworks of the Borgia family.
See also
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Route of the Borgias
The Route of the Borgias is a cultural route, that includes sites associated with the Borja or ''Borgia'', located in their native Valencian Community, Spain. The marketing of the route was inaugurated in 2007.Source: ABCPaseo por la hi ...
References
External links
Website of the Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva
The Collegiate Basilica at Xativa Tourism
File at the Valencian Heritage LibraryWebsite in Valencian HeritageWebcam: Square of La Seu
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Route of the Borgias
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valencia
Herrerian architecture
16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
Renaissance architecture in the Valencian Community