The church was built on the site of Niebla's main mosque (11th century), which itself stood on the site of an ancient Roman temple.
After the Reconquista (13th century), it was transformed into a Christian church in the Gothic-Mudéjar style.
It preserves Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, and Christian elements, such as:

A Muslim mihrab and minaret tower.
An ornamental panel and Visigothic episcopal chair.
Roman columns.
A Mudéjar apse and a Gothic presbytery with star vaults.

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February 27, 2024

The originally Romanesque church was initially a tolerated Christian church during the Moorish period. This later became the main mosque of Lepla, as the place was called at that time. Today's bell tower was the minaret. An Islamic mihrab (prayer niche) has been preserved in the church as well as a stone bishop's chair from the city's Visigothic era. Through renovation work in the 16th century, the church received Gothic elements with references to the Mudejar style. Unfortunately the church is usually closed.

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