Iglesia de San Luis

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  • Address
    Calle San Luis s/n, Macarena
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  • Phone
    954 55 02 07

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Lonely Planet review

One of Seville's most impressive churches, Iglesia de San Luis stands 500m south of the Basílica de la Macarena. Designed for the Jesuits by Leonardo de Figueroa in 1731, the baroque San Luis has an unusual equal-armed cross plan, 16 twisting stone pillars and a superb soaring dome. Statues of saints and virtues by Pedro de Mena perch very precariously on pedestals around the lower levels of the dome.

Religio (Religion) looks as if she's about to topple over and crash to the church floor. Only in use as a church for a few decades, San Luis became a hospice before being abandoned in 1877, but has recently been restored and opened for visits.