St. Michael's Basilica (Palma)
The Basilica of St. Michael ( Spanish Basílica de San Miguel ) is a church in the old town of Palma on Mallorca in Spain . The church in the diocese of Mallorca is dedicated to the Archangel Michael and has the title of a minor basilica .
history
San Miquel was built after the Reconquista from 1229. The church is said to stand on the site of the great mosque of Madina Mayurqa, of which no traces have been preserved. In 1390 a larger new building was built in the Gothic style. The facade with the image of the Archangel Michael and the church tower on its square base have been preserved. From 1632 the church was enlarged again and now redesigned in the baroque style. In 2018, Pope Francis raised the church to the rank of minor basilica.
Building
The single-nave church with its side chapels has a Gothic portal that was begun in 1398 by the sculptor Pere de Sant Joan, with the sculpture by Ramon Llull in the upper left, the tympanum depicting a Virgin with the Child and two angels. The Gothic bell tower has also been preserved, crowned by a typical Mallorcan pyramid roof with a cross.
The vault of the choir includes a striking painting by Jaume Morey. The altarpiece of the high altar is by Francisco de Herrera , it is dominated by the figures of the three archangels . On the sides of the main altar there are two large paintings by the painter Juan Muntaner Cladera.
The church also forms the sanctuary of Mary of Health, the patron saint of Palma, venerated by the Mallorcans. In the third side chapel on the right there is a picture of the Mother of God with the child, which, according to tradition , was brought to Palma by James I , as shown in a painting in the chapel.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Basílica de Sant Miquel on gcatholic.org
- ↑ La iglesia de Sant Miquel de Palma, proclamada basílica menor. October 7, 2018, accessed February 23, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ parish Sant Miquel on palmavirtual.es
Coordinates: 39 ° 34 ′ 22.5 " N , 2 ° 39 ′ 7.3" E