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Santa Maria la Mayor Church

Santa Maria la Mayor Church

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Santa Maria la Mayor Church

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Location: Oliva, la Safor, Valencia, Spain

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1. Forna Village – Greenway of Safor loop from Platja i Grau de Gandia

49.3km

03:05

360m

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2. Port of Gandia – Greenway of Safor loop from Antiga Estació del Grau

82.3km

05:03

600m

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3. View of Marjal de Pego-Oliva – Greenway of Safor loop from Gandia

65.7km

04:06

590m

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Vicent CT

August 9, 2022

On the land now occupied by the church of Santa Maria la Major there was a previous temple from the 13th century, from which a Gothic chapel and a pointed Gothic-Mudejar arch of a door are preserved. In the 17th century, the Chapel of Communion was attached to it. In those years, an unfinished remodeling process began. In 1695 the bell tower was finished.
The new church was built from 1705. The War of Succession interrupted the work. When they were resumed, in 1754 much of the roof, and the dome and the main drum, sank. The incident forced a new remodeling of the works that had already been done during the first half of the century. Finally, it was inaugurated in 1787.

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DakenH

August 29, 2025

The Church of Santa María la Mayor in Gandia stands on the site of an earlier 13th-century temple, of which a Gothic chapel and a Mudéjar pointed arch still remain. In the 17th century, the Communion Chapel was added, and an initial remodeling project began, but remained unfinished. The bell tower was completed in 1695. Construction of the current church began in 1705 but was interrupted during the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1754, a large part of the roof, dome, and nave collapsed, necessitating further remodeling. Following the completion of this work, the church was consecrated in 1787. Today, Santa María la Mayor combines Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque elements and represents both a spiritual center and an important testimony to the architecture and history of Gandia.

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Location: Oliva, la Safor, Valencia, Spain

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Santa Maria la Mayor Church

1. Forna Village – Greenway of Safor loop from Platja i Grau de Gandia

2. Port of Gandia – Greenway of Safor loop from Antiga Estació del Grau

3. View of Marjal de Pego-Oliva – Greenway of Safor loop from Gandia

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