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Church of Santos Juanes (San Juan del Mercado)

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Church of Santos Juanes (San Juan del Mercado)

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Location: Valence, el Camp de Morvedre, Valencia, Spain

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Sebastian

February 21, 2023

The Church of Los Juanes del Mercado, short Santos Juanes (Saint John) or Valencian Sant Joan del Mercat, is a Roman Catholic church near the center of Valencia in the market district and opposite the Llotja de la Seda. It is also called Real Parroquia de los Santos Juanes (Royal Parish of Saint John). It is a Monumento Histórico Artístico Nacional.

In the mid-13th century a church was built on the site of a former mosque, initially in the Gothic style. But a fire interrupted the construction. Another major fire in 1592 forced a new building in the Baroque style, which was financed by the Archbishop and Viceroy Juan de Ribera. It was not completed until 1700. All around was the Boatella district, where the workers lived outside the city walls, including the Moriscos.

The main facade contains a bricked-up rose window from the older church, which is also called “O of John”. A niche in the square rear building of the apse facing the Silk Exchange Square contains a group of stucco Virgen del Rosario statues by Jacopo Bertesi. The baby Jesus holds his hand on the globe. At the top there is a clock tower, and a roofline supports the statues of the two Johns: the Baptist, the Evangelist, and then Saints Francesco Borgia and Luis Bertrán.

Inside, statues depicted the Twelve Tribes of Israel and frescoes by Antonio Palomino depicted the triumphant church. It was partially destroyed in the Spanish Civil War.

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

December 25, 2024

This building is an example of an old mosque on which a Catholic church was built outside the city walls in 1240. Originally a Gothic construction, it was, due to the decay caused by fires throughout history, finally given its current Baroque physiognomy in the 17th century. The Gothic past is evident in the single nave, the buttresses and the large covered rose window.

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Sinsentido

July 28, 2023

the Iglesia de los Santos Juanes or Sant Joan del Mercat

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Location: Valence, el Camp de Morvedre, Valencia, Spain

Church of Santos Juanes (San Juan del Mercado)

1. Plaza de la Virgen – Marqués de Scala Palace loop from Colón

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3. Serranos Towers – Central Market of Valencia loop from Morvedre

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