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05-MAR-2018

Iglesia de la Trinidad

San Juan y Todos los Santos (St John and All Saints), also known as Iglesia de la Trinidad (Trinity Church), is a Catholic church located on the Plaza de la Trinidad in Córdoba, Spain. It stands on the site of the former Convento de la Trinidad established shortly after Fernando III conquered the city in 1236. Built in the Baroque style, it forms part of the Historic centre of Córdoba, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is believed the original church and convent were built on the site of a mosque although nothing remains of it. Nor are there any remains of the Church of San Juan de los Caballeros which remained after the convent was disbanded. There are however records of the roof collapsing in the 16th century and of its subsequent repair funded by Don Martin de Córdoba.
After the building again fell into disrepair, it was decided to build a completely new church which was consecrated on Trinity Sunday in 1705. The Baroque building is constructed in the form of a Latin cross with a nave covered by a barrel-vaulted ceiling decorated with painted lunettes. The dome above the transept is supported by pendentives. The church's artwork includes a figure of Christ the Saviour (Santo Cristo de la Salud) from 1590 carved by an anonymous author. It was brought from the former convent church of the Order of the Trinity (Orden Trinitaria) which used to be located in the Vía Crucis. Recent paintings from the nearby Cofrafía de la Santa Faz monastery include Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazerano by Antonio Dubé de Luque and María Santísima de la Trinidad by Antonio Salto

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Julie Oldfield28-May-2018 01:03
Very well composed. V
woody3426-May-2018 03:45
Great perspective shot of this fascinating architecture , well done...V
Dennis Hoyne26-May-2018 02:13
Wonderful contrasting exterior colors. Beautifully photographed. V
Lamar Nix26-May-2018 01:37
Top of the nave seems to reach almost to heaven!
Frank Tran25-May-2018 22:52
Very interesting architecture! Well composed and captured. V+
Helen Betts25-May-2018 21:27
Great capture of this church with an attractive and interesting exterior. V.
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