Santa María Magdalena, Seville

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Church of Santa María Magdalena.

Santa María Magdalena is a Baroque church in Seville, southern Spain. It was built in 1691-1709 to a design of architect Leonardo de Figueroa.

It is the seat of various hermandades (confraternities which participate in the religious processions for which Seville is famous).

History[]

The church was built to serve a Dominican monastery, and replaced a medieval building dating from after the Christian conquest of the city in 1248. The monastery was closed in the 19th century, and Santa María Magdalena became a parish church.

Architecture[]

The façade has three portals, one featuring a sculpture of "St. Dominic" by Pedro Roldán. Above the portals are an oculus, sided by two blue spheres symbolizing the mystery of the rosary, and a bell-gable (1697). All the exterior of the church is characterized by a large use of blue and red decorative motifs.

The interior has a nave and two aisles, a transept and five chapels, including the only one remaining from the previous edifice, that of the Hermandad de la Quinta Angustia (Brotherhood of the Fifth Anguish) and a presbytery. The nave is surmounted by an octagonal dome, whose exterior is decorated with fugres resembling Inca Indians. The interior of the church has a rich Baroque decoration with stuccoes and gold patina.

The Chapel of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús has another work by Roldán and a Christ Reborn by . The high altar is in Baroque style (18th century), with sculptures by Pedro Duque y Cornejo and , while the retable of the Assumption was executed by Juan de Mesa. Other artworks include frescoes by Lucas Valdés and two canvasses by Francisco de Zurbarán Coordinates: 37°23′25″N 5°59′55″W / 37.39028°N 5.99861°W / 37.39028; -5.99861

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