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St. James’ Church
It has been declared National Monument with the category of “Good of Cultural Interest”.
It is perhaps the most interesting building of Ecija’s Historical Complex; it belongs to the Gothic-Mudejar style of the XVth century and is considered one of the smartest churches of Andalusia.
At the early Renaissance and the Baroque periods the temple underwent several reforms on the tower, Sacramental Chapel, the beautiful irregular cloistered yard with its entrance door, the choir, the Chapel, the Tacas (decorative inscriptions or placards) Hall and the Sacristy.
The temple inside is of Mudejar style, with rectangular ground plan and three naves covered by wooden coffered ceilings.
The Montero family’s Chapel can be mentioned as curious; it was built in 1630.
Inside the Montero Chapel masks and items of South American influence can be seen, this is so because the person who ordered this chapel building was a man from Ecija that did several travels to the “New World” during the Conquest of America.
The Main Altarpiece of this church is considered an exceptional piece of Ecija’s artistic treasure. Paintings and sculptures make a group of great aesthetical and artistic harmony.
This superb masterpiece is considered as the most important altarpiece of the Archbishopric after the one from Seville’s Cathedral.
Location:
Plaza de Santiago (St. James’ Sq.)
Tel.: (+34) 95 483 05 88
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Opening Hours:
From Monday to Saturday: 10.30 to 12.45 h. and 18.00 to 19.30 h.
Sundays from 10.30 to 13.00 h. and 18.00 to 19.30 h.
Free Entrance
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St. Mary’s Church (Santa Maria)
The present building dates back to the XVIIIth century and was built on an older Mudejar temple from the XVI-XVIIth centuries.
The powerful tower was built against the main porch, its design reminds us of Seville’s Giralda and has a slender body of bricks with decorated openings.
On the bells section there is a plentiful decoration of tiles from the XVIIIth century.
The cloister is next to the Sacramental nave.
We have to highlight its archaeological collection with pieces of different periods and cultures.
One of its most exceptional pieces is the sculpture made in marble of a head of “Germanicus” from the Roman period.
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Opening Hours:
From May to September:
From Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 13.00 h. and 18.00
to 21.00 h
Sundays from 10.00 to 13.00 h.
From October to April
From Monday to Saturday: 10.00 to 13.00 h. and 17.30
to 19.00 h.
Sundays from 10.00 to 13.00 h.
Free Entrance
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St. John’s Church (San Juan)
The oldest details found about this church existence date back to the XVIth century.
Many and very important works were made in the building along the following century but the most significant period for it was the XVIIIth century, when its tower – the finest among the Ecija towers- was built.
The Christening Chapel has a very old font where the writer Luis Velez de Guevara was christened in 1579.
In the Sacramental Chapel there is a large altarpiece with salomonic embossed pillars dominated by Our Lord of Oblivion from the XVth century.
The doors give way to the Shrine chapel decorated with stone chippings and a beautiful double dome.
The church has been totally restored recently and the churchyard has been recovered for cultural purposes.
Location:
St. John’s Sq. (San Juan)
Tel.: (+34) 666 37 39 25
Opening Hours:
It is being restored at this moment.
Free Entrance.
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Holy Cross Church (Santa Cruz)
Several cult temples have occupied the building site since Visigoth period, keeping from such days two capitals at the North churchyard as well as an interesting Vth century sarcophagus on the High Altar with biblical scenes carved on the stone.
During the Muslim period, between the VIIIth and the XIIIth centuries one of Ecija’s Mosques was located here; the present tower was built on the former minaret.
After Christian Conquest, in 1240, a new Mudejar church building was started; nowadays from this temple an arch with plaster decoration is preserved at the North churchyard.
After 1755’s earthquake, the building of a new church in neoclassic style is approved. It was built between 1778 and 1836, and it remained unfinished because of financial problems.
At the left nave (Gospel) you will find the Lady Chapel of Our Lady of the Valley, the town Saint Patron that goes on procession on September the 8th.
This chapel gives way to the Sacred Art Museum, which houses a collection of gold and silver articles from the XVIIIth century, pieces of furniture, paintings, sculptures and embroidered chasubles.
We have to highlight a Namban Art lectern (or “Shokendai”) made in Japan at the Momoyama period in 1537, as well as a big Processional Monstrance by Francisco de Alfaro Hernandez, made of gilded silver in Seville in 1586.
Location:
Virgen del Valle Square.
Tel.: (+34) 95 483 06 13
www.museosantacruz.com
Opening Hours:
From May to September:
From Monday to Saturday: 9.00 to 13.00 h. and 17.00
to 20.00 h.
Sundays: 10.00 to 13.00 and 17.00 to 20.00 h.
From October to April:
From Monday to Saturday: 9.00 to 13.00 h. and 18.00
to 20.00 h.
Sundays: 10.00 to 13.00 and 18.00 to 21.00 h.
Free Entrance
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