Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Bujalance, Spain
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In Bujalance, Andalusia, this Roman Catholic church—also known as the Cathedral of the Countryside—evolved from a medieval mosque site conquered by Ferdinand III of Castile, retaining the name of its Christian predecessor, Santa María. Built in Gothic-Renaissance style, the edifice features ogival arcades and pillars developed across three generations of the Ruiz family of architects: Hernán Ruiz the Elder, the Younger (1556), and Hernán Ruiz III. The Gothic cross-vault ceiling represents the church's oldest element. The 16th-century Renaissance high altar, crafted by Guillermo de Orta and Andrés de Castillejo with paintings by Leonardo Enríquez de Navarra, anchors a rich interior. A small hexagonal Baroque chapel stands beside the altar, while other treasures include a Rococo reliquary by Cordoban goldsmith Damián de Castro, a large canvas depicting the Battle of Lepanto, and a side portal in pink marble. The tilting 55-meter tower, begun in 1611 and completed in 1788, completes this layered architectural narrative. The church holds designation as a bien de interés cultural.
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- Catholic parish church
- Heritage
- bien de interés cultural
- Place
- Bujalance, Spain
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