El Viajero
St. Mary of the Virtues Parish
This is a Gothic-Mudejar church dating from the sixteenth century and which was expanded in the Renaissance style. Seville architects were commissioned to highlight the importance of this church. Hence its grandiosity. It was extended by Martin Gainza, master builder of the cathedral of Seville. In the streets is little traffic and there is usually plenty of room. THE whole is on a podium, to level the slope of the street. Interestingly there is more room on the side where there is a small courtyard garden that right in front of the church, where there is a gate with steps. The temple is large but lacks a front seat, as usual.
It has a Latin cross plan, according to the Gothic style, divided into three naves. The tower is at the feet, being decorated with Renaissance resources while maintaining the classic two-tone tiled Andalusian and Baroque Sevillian own world. Since the front part is really small tower and the facade do not look. This is of Hernán Ruiz II and although classical, is quite austere. The only interesting niche with the image of the patron saint, John of Astorga. Within larger altarpiece, wood, Francisco Dionisio de Ribas, with carvings of Pedro Roldán. To highlight the large number of works of art, important companies such as Mesa JUan or Juan Martinez Montanes for example.
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