San Esteban, Valencia

Church of San Esteban
Church of San Esteban
Iglesia de San Esteban
	View of the bell tower
	39°28′34.07″N 0°22′23.37″W / 39.4761306°N 0.3731583°W
Location	Horta de València, Valencian Community
Country	Spain
Architecture
Architect(s)	Juan Bautista Pérez Castiel,; Jerónimo Negret,; Guillem Roca,; José Gomar,; Francesc Anton,; Pedro Arnal, etc.
Style	Baroque,; Neoclassical,; Renaissance.

The Iglesia de San Esteban (in Valencian: Església de Sant Esteve) is a parish church located in Plaça de Sant Esteve in the city of Valencia, in the Valencian Community, Spain.

History

The Iglesia de San Esteban is among the oldest churches in Valencia; it is built, in the Gothic style, on the site of a mosque that stood in the city when it was under Muslim rule. It is a rather small church, not far from the Cathedral.

According to one legend the site was that of an old Roman temple dedicated to Hercules. San Esteban was the notaries' church. St. Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419) and St. Luis Bertrán (1526–1581) were baptized here.^[1]

"The Last Supper", along with "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen" and other scenes from the saint's life, painted around 1562 by Juan de Juanes, formed the main altarpiece. They are now in the Museo del Prado.^[2]

The main church is open on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation; the chapel is open daily for mass.

References

^ "Iglesia de San Esteban Protomártir Pl.San Esteban, 2 Sant Esteve Protomàrtir". www.jdiezarnal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen", Museo del Prado

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[1] "Iglesia de San Esteban Protomártir Pl.San Esteban, 2 Sant Esteve Protomàrtir". www.jdiezarnal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[2] "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen", Museo del Prado

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