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Church of Santos Juanes (Iglesia de los Santos Juanes)

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Church of Santos Juanes (Iglesia de los Santos Juanes)

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Church of Santos Juanes (Iglesia de los Santos Juanes)

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

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

October 30, 2023

This church is another example of an old mosque on which a Catholic church was built outside the city walls, in this case in 1240. Originally it was a Gothic construction that eventually, from the 17th century onwards, was destroyed by restorations after fires throughout history. the current baroque physiognomy. From the outside, the rear entrance is striking, which has been designed with great pomp and which enters into a masterful dialogue with the Central Market.

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Bumble-Bee

November 12, 2023

This church is another example of an ancient mosque atop which, in 1240, a Catholic church was built outside the city walls. Originally a Gothic construction, due to the reconstructions after fires throughout its history, it's had its current Baroque features since the 17th century. Witness to its Gothic past are the unique nave, buttresses and the large covered rose window, known as "the O of St. John", and that, contrary to what one might think, always remained covered. Of note on the outside is the back entrance, a grandiose design that sets up a masterful dialogue with the Central Market and the Silk Exchange. Of particular note are the altarpiece of the Virgen del Rosario and the curious vane, in the shape of an eagle, which tops the triangular bell tower with a clock. It is known as "St. John's sparrow", and legend has it that parents who lived in poverty made their children look up there, taking the chance to abandon them, hoping that they would be taken in by one of the workshops housed in the semi-basements at the foot of the church.

Inside is a set of thirteen plaster statues representing Jacob and the twelve tribes of Israel, popularly nicknamed "els blancs" (the white ones), and the preserved remains of the frescoes painted by Antonio Palomino, a common element in the pictorial imagery of the city.

(visitvalencia.com/en/what-to-do-valencia/valencian-culture/monuments-in-valencia/iglesia-santos-juanes-santos-juanes-church)

StoneMaster

May 22, 2024

The Iglesia de los Santos Juanes is located in the immediate vicinity of the Silk Exchange and the Mercado Central, so every visitor to Valencia passes by here :-) Both the exterior and the interior of the church building are worth seeing. It is currently being renovated (until ~2025).

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Church of Santos Juanes (Iglesia de los Santos Juanes)

1. Plaza de la Virgen – Central Market of Valencia loop from Colón

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