Sant Francesc

West facade of Sant Francesc

Cloister

Sant Francesc is a basilica on Plaça de Sant Francesc in Palma , Mallorca , to which a monastery belongs. The basilica and convent were declared a protected cultural asset in 1981 .

history

The basilica dates from the reign of James II. , When the Franciscans in 1281 one here Convention in gothic built style. The church was later expanded and the structure improved by replacing the beams with a cross vault. The facade, which is now baroque, dates from the 17th century. The interior of the church consists of a single nave, divided into eight sections with side chapels and pointed arches. The church is the largest in the Balearic Islands after Palma Cathedral . The portal, a work by the Spaniard Francisco de Herrera , consists of a group of sculptures. The central sculpture represents the Immaculate Conception .

Pope Pius XII awarded the Church the title of Basilica minor on July 20, 1943 with the apostolic letter Pro titulo privilegiisque .

description

Interior

Behind the altar with its baroque altarpiece is the Gothic tomb of the famous Ramon Llull . This tomb was built by Francesc Sagrera in 1480. The Gothic cloister consists of 115 columns with folded pointed arches that enclose a trapezoidal floor plan. The northern gallery was built first, the southern one was not finished until the 15th century. The chronology of the individual styles is clearly visible. In the middle of the courtyard there are still remains of an old well. In front of the Basilica of Sant Francesc there is a monument to the Franciscan Junípero Serra , a missionary .

organ

Organ prospectus

The organ consists of a historical case that was built in the 16th to 18th centuries and once stood in the St. Francis Church in Palma de Mallorca. The prospect pipes and the Spanish trumpets, which were built by Jordi Bosch in 1772, have also been preserved from the historical instrument. The organ work was created by the organ builder Gerhard Grenzing. Historical organs in Mallorca served as a model. The instrument has 55 registers on three manuals and a pedal .

I Rückpositiv C – g 3 Bordó 8th' Flautat 8th' Cara 4 ′ Tapadet 4 ′ Quinzena 2 ′ Dinovena 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Sesquiàltera II Cimbalet IV Savoyana 8th' Tremol

II Hauptwerk C – g 3 Flautat Major 16 ′ Flautat 8th' Flauta Xemeneia 8th' Flauta Harmònica 8th' Octava 4 ′ Dotzena 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Quinzena 2 ′ Ple IV Cimbalet III Corneta VI Trompeta major 16 ′ Trompeta Reial 8th' Trompeta Batalla 8th' Baixons 4 ′ Clarins 8th' Clarí 15 a 2 ′ Trompeta Magna 16 ′ Xeremia alta 4 ′ Dolçaina 8th'

III Swell C – g 3 viola 8th' Unda Maris 8th' Corn de Nit 8th' Octava 4 ′ Flauto Octaviant 4 ′ Dotzena 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Quinzena 2 ′ Flabiol 2 ′ Dissetena 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Ple IV-V Bassoon 16 ′ Trompeta Harmònica 8th' Oboe 8th' Veu Humana 8th' Clarí 4 ′ Tremol

Pedal C – f 1 Contres obertes 16 ′ Subbaix 16 ′ Quinta 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Flautat 8th' Baix 8th' Dotzena Major 5 1 ⁄ 3  ′ tenor 4 ′ Ple IV Bombarda 32 ′ Bombarda 16 ′ Trompeta 8th' Clarí 4 ′

• Coupling : I / II, III / II (also as sub-octave coupling), I / P, II / P, III / P

Individual evidence

1. ^ Pius XII .: Litt. Apost. Pro titulo privilegiisque , in: AAS 36 (1944), n.7 , p. 205s.
2. ↑ Information on the history of the organ
3. ↑ To the disposition

Web links

Commons : Església de Sant Francesc (Palma de Mallorca)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 39 ° 34 '8 "  N , 2 ° 39' 11"  E