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Basílica de Jesús del Gran Poder
The Basílica de Jesús del Gran Poder, north of Seville's centre, houses some of the famous Semana Santa images.
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Basílica de la Macarena
If you're not in Seville for Semana Santa, you can get an inkling of what it's all about at this 1940s church, which is home to the most adored religious image in all of Andalucía, the 17th-century Virgen de la Esperanza (Hope) sculpture. Commonly known simply as La Macarena, she is the patron saint of bullfighters and the city's supreme representation of the grieving yet sanguine mother of Christ.
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Cabildo
The beautifully domed Cabildo, in the southeastern corner of the cathedral, was built between 1558 and 1592 to the designs of Hernán Ruiz, architect of the Giralda belfry. High above the archbishop's throne at the southern end is a Murillo masterpiece, La Inmaculada . Eight Murillo saints adorn the dome.
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Capilla de los Marineros
At the Capilla de los Marineros you'll find the gorgeously bedecked, much adored image of the Virgen de la Esperanza (Virgin of Hope), patroness of Triana sailors, another religious figure who has an honoured role in the Semana Santa processions.
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Capilla del Rocío
In the southern part of Triana, the Capilla del Rocío is home to the Hermandad del Rocío de Triana. The departure of this brotherhood's procession of horses and covered wagons to El Rocío on the Thursday before Pentecost is one of the most colourful and emotive events in the Seville calendar.
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Iglesia de la Magdalena
One of Seville's outstanding baroque churches, the Iglesia de la Magdalena was built between 1691 and 1709. Two paintings by Zurbarán hang in the Capilla Sacramental (the first chapel on the right from the entrance), and a fine 1612 Crucifixion sculpture, El Cristo del Calvario (The Christ of Calvary) by Francisco de Ocampo, is in the chapel to the right of the main altar.
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Iglesia de San Luis
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.
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Iglesia del Cristo de la Expiración
Triana has several diverse and important churches and chapels. Among the most important is the Iglesia del Cristo de la Expiración, which houses a much loved figure of the dead Christ, dating from 1682, that takes an honoured place in Seville's Semana Santa processions. The image is known as El Cachorro (The Puppy): sculptor Antonio Ruiz Gijón was reputedly inspired by the agonised body of a gitano singer of that name who had died in a fight in this street.
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Parroquia de Santa Ana
The Parroquia de Santa Ana, dating from 1280, has a wealth of antique religious imagery. A strange tradition has it that every woman who kicks 'El Negro', a 16th-century tomb that has tiles depicting a recumbent knight, will find a husband. Poor El Negro has been protected by benches and other obstacles to prevent damage to this precious artwork, but women still want husbands and keep on kicking.
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Sacristía de los Cálices
South of the Capilla Mayor are rooms containing many of the cathedral's art treasures. The westernmost of these is the Sacristía de los Cálices, where Goya's 1817 painting of the Seville martyrs Santas Justa y Rufina (potter sisters who died at the hands of the Romans in AD 287) hangs above the altar. A lion licks Rufina's feet, as reputedly happened when she was thrown to the said beasts during her travails.
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