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Chapel of Saint Sebastian

Chapel of Saint Sebastian

Ermita del siglo XVIII con imágenes devocionales y arte granadino. Destacan su portada neoclásica, espadaña de ladrillo y escudos de la familia Bernuy.

Dating from the early 18th century, it was commissioned by the Marquises of Benamejí. The Virgin of La Cabeza presides over the austere central niche carved into the wall, above which hangs a painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe. On one side stands the figure of Saint Sebastian and on the other, Saint Roch.

The interior screen comes from the former Convent of the Discalced Carmelites (for men) that once stood in Benamejí; it is entirely carved with floral motifs, with the carving of the Order of Carmel’s coat of arms standing out.

This chapel houses an image of great devotional tradition: Saint Jude Thaddeus, patron saint of hopeless causes.

With a Latin cross-shaped floor plan and two side chapels, it houses the images of Jesus of the Greatest Sorrow, depicting Jesus gathering up his garments whilst still bound to the column where he was scourged, the Holy Cross, and Our Father Jesus the Prisoner, a full-length wooden carving depicting Jesus at the moment of his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the opposite chapel stands Mary Most Holy of Solitude, a beautifully crafted basket-style image from the Granada school, bearing a strong resemblance to other ‘Dolorosas’ by a disciple of the Granada school of the Golden Age, all of them carvings of great artistic value, possessing a simple yet striking beauty.

In the central dome are the coats of arms of the Bernuy family, Marquises of Benamejí.

This chapel features a simple, neoclassical façade dominated by the large brick bell gable that crowns it.

Built in 1682, several arch spandrels from the porticoed courtyard and the Baroque façade of the church—recently restored and enhanced—are still preserved today.