Church of La Milagrosa
Church of La Milagrosa (Our Lady of Miracles) | |
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Iglesia de la Milagrosa | |
Alternative names | Iglesia de San Vicente de Paul |
General information | |
Type | Church |
Architectural style | Neo-Mudéjar, Neo-Gothic |
Address | 45 Calle García de Paredes |
Town or city | Madrid |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 40°26′12.61″N 3°41′41.65″W / 40.4368361°N 3.6949028°W |
Construction started | 1900 |
Completed | 1904 |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Juan Bautista Lázaro de Diego, Narciso Clavería y de Palacios |
The Church of La Milagrosa, formerly Church of San Vicente de Paul, is a Roman Catholic church in Madrid, Spain. With an area of 900 square metres (9,700 sq ft), it is situated on Calle García de Paredes, west of the . The church was built between 1900 and 1904 under the architects Juan Bautista Lázaro de Diego and Narciso Clavería y de Palacios. The architecture is eclectic, exhibiting Neo-Mudéjar features on the exterior and mainly Neo-Gothic features in the interior.
Location[]
The church is located on García de Paredes street at the corner of Fernández de la Hoz street.
History[]
Built between 1900 and 1904,[1] the architects in charge of the project were Juan Bautista Lázaro de Diego, who is associated with Gothic Revival architecture, and Narciso Clavería y de Palacios, who is associated with Moorish Revival architecture.[1][2]
In 1977 the Boletín Oficial del Estado included the church among a number of buildings to be protected by means of a heritage listing.[3] The definition of the protected area around the monument appears to be ongoing. The monument's protection environment was set out in 1993,[4] but as at 2014 its current protection status as a Bien de Interés Cultural is pending (Incoado con Delimitación).
Architecture and fittings[]
The exterior has Neo-Mudéjar features, while the inside is predominately Neo-Gothic.[5] The church covers 900 square metres (9,700 sq ft).[6] The facade has two towers, one on each side, each with a square base and an octagonal steeple.[7] In the past it had a mosaic by Daniel Zuloaga.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b García-Gutiérrez Mosteiro 1992, p. 468.
- ^ Arquitectura y Construcción 1906, p. 10.
- ^ Gobierno de España, ed. (8 July 1977). "Orden por la que se acuerda tener por incoado expediente de declaración de conjunto histórico-artístico a favor de las zonas y de los monumentos, con sus correspondientes entornos, en la villa de Madrid" (PDF). BOE (in Spanish) (162): 15372.
- ^ Comunidad de Madrid, ed. (4 November 1993). "Anexo IX: Descripción literal de la delimitación del entorno del Monumento "Iglesia de la Milagrosa" o "Iglesia de San Vicente de Paúl"" (PDF). BOCM (262): 8. It includes the following public spaces:
- García de Paredes street. Building numbers 45, 49,51, 55, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 76 duplicated, 78 and 80.
- José Abascal street. Building numbers 32, 34, 36, 38, 40,42 and 44.
- Fernández de la Hoz street. Building numbers 33,35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 48; 50, 52, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66 and 68.
- Modesto Lafuente street. Building numbers 12, 14, 16,18 and 20.
- ^ Arquitectura y Construcción 1906, p. 7.
- ^ Arquitectura y Construcción 1906, p. 5.
- ^ a b García-Gutiérrez Mosteiro 1992, p. 469.
Bibliography[]
- Arquitectura y Construcción (January 1906). "Arquitectura española contemporánea: Iglesia de S. Vicente de Paul-Madrid". Arquitectura y Construcción (in Spanish) (Public domain ed.). Barcelona (162). ISSN 1887-5351.
- García-Gutiérrez Mosteiro, Javier (1992). "La obra arquitectónica de Juan Bautista Lázaro". Boletín de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (in Spanish) (74).
External links[]
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- Roman Catholic churches in Madrid
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1904
- Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Madrid
- 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
- Buildings and structures in Almagro neighborhood, Madrid