St. Jacob's Basilica (Algemesí)
The Basilica of St. Jacob ( Spanish Basílica San Jaime Apóstol ) is a parish church in Algemesí in the Valencian Community , Spain . The church of the Archdiocese of Valencia is dedicated to James the Elder . It bears the title of a minor basilica and is protected as a cultural monument.
history
According to excavation results, the first church is said to have stood here as early as the end of the 13th century. The current church was built between 1550 and 1582 by Domingo Alicante together with Juan de Alicante and Juan Matalí in the Renaissance style. At the beginning of the 18th century the church was redesigned in Baroque style , and at the end of the century it was redesigned in the classicist style . In 1980 it was declared a cultural monument and in 1986 a minor basilica.
Building
The single-nave church has a rectangular floor plan with side chapels between the buttresses. The five bays are covered with rib vaults, the chancel closes with a five-sided apse , which is roofed with a star vault . The lighting takes place through the upper cladding windows .
Opposite the altar side, three arches lead into the transverse communion chapel, which may have emerged from the previous, second church from the 15th century. The entrance to the church is on the right, with the bell tower rising above it . The lower level of the Renaissance facade forms a triumphal arch on double columns on both sides. Above it, three niches open between Corinthian columns under a gable arch with the city coat of arms.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Basílica San Jaime Apóstol on gcatholic.org
- ↑ Information under Algemesi on cult.gva.es (Spanish)
- ↑ Los arqueólogos hallan los muros de la iglesia del siglo XIII de Algemesí. In: Levante. October 29, 2017, Retrieved May 7, 2020 (Spanish).
Coordinates: 39 ° 11 ′ 21.1 ″ N , 0 ° 26 ′ 11.6 ″ W.