Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva
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Collegiate of Santa María of Xàtiva | |
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Collegiate of Santa María of Xàtiva | |
38°59′17.05″N 0°31′5.68″W / 38.9880694°N 0.5182444°W | |
Location | Xàtiva (Valencia) |
Country | Spain |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | http://www.seudexativa.org |
Architecture | |
Style | Valencian Gothic |
Years built | 1596 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Valencia |
The Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria of Xàtiva, also known as La Seu, is the principal church of the city of Xàtiva (Valencia), Spain. The construction commenced in 1596.
In this Collegiate Basilica of Xàtiva different members of the House of Borgia are buried. At the museum is possible to see the altarpiece of the cardinal Alfonso Borgia and a silver chalice with the name of the Pope Calixtus III and another artworks of the Borgia family.
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Categories:
- Route of the Borgias
- Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valencia
- Roman Catholic churches in Xàtiva
- Herrerian architecture
- 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
- Renaissance architecture in the Valencian Community