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Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Templo de transición barroco-neoclásico con nave única, cúpula gallonada y decoración mixta. Destaca el retablo mayor y el camarín neoclásico.

It was originally dedicated to Saint Joseph. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the 18th century by Remigio del Mármol. A transitional work from the Baroque to the Neoclassical period, it featuresa single navewith a suggested transept. Its roof comprises three sections of barrel vaulting, and above the transept there is afluted domeresting on pendentives, in which four windows are set. Its decoration is notable for the combination of Neoclassical and Baroque elements. The high altarpiece is the work of Juan de Dios Santaella. Set upon a plinth is the bench and a single section with pilasters framing the niche of theVirgin of Carmen, from the Granada school, flanked on either side by Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. The image of Saint Joseph appears in the attic.The niche, typically Neoclassical, is the work of Remigio del Mármol.