Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador

Located in the region of Andalusia in Southern Spain, Granada is a reminiscence of an Arabian fantasy filled past. In fact, the city of Granada retains the name that it was awarded by the Arabs. The city came back to the possessions of the Christians in 1492; and most Christian institutions were erected on the ruins of old Islamic ones. The Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada is one such example, where one magnificent example of architecture overlaps another. Much of the old establishment, of course, still remains. The construction of the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada began some time during the 15th century, and was completed in the early 16th century. The Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada replaced the Albayzín's mosque. In fact, so precise is the overlapping of the site that the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada retains the original expansive courtyard that used to be a part of the mosque. There are several other such architectural traits in the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada that indicate to being a part of the mosque. For example, the most significant is the stretch of numerous pillars and arches, shaped like a horse’s shoe that form a boundary around the courtyard. The Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada underwent renovation in around the 18th century. Since the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada was set up by a group of bakers, it served as a base of the religious brotherhood of the Los Panaderos since its inception. The Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada conducted precessions on the Holy Wednesdays. There is much that still remains of the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada despite the incineration of the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada during the Spanish Civil War years, in the year 1936. However, the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada was rebuilt, and much of its earlier glory restored, though much also remains lost. The Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada also has a small museum within its premises for the inspection of tourists. The relics in the Iglesia De Nuestro Salvador in Granada include an extensive collection of 17th century inlay boxes made by Francisco Pacheco, paintings like the “Aparición de la Virgen a San Bernardo” or ‘Appearance of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernard’ done by Juan de Roelas, an extensive range of paintings on the ‘Mysteries of the Rosary’ painted by Valdes Leal, the ‘Virgin of the Rosary’ painted by Pedro Roldán, and finally the paintings and engravings on the altarpiece done by Alonso Vázquez and Gáspar Núñez Delgado respectively on the ‘Immaculate’.