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Church of Saint Peter the Martyr of Verona and Chapel of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth
The Church of San Pedro Mártir de Verona was part of a former Dominican convent founded in 1575. Only the outer walls, the bell gable and two doorways remain of the church: those of Saint Peter and Our Lady of the Rosary, both in the Mannerist style and dating from around 1630, although the former features Baroque elements added in 1721 under the direction of Leonardo Antonio de Castro. The recently restored building has a Latin cross plan, featuring elements such as the central nave, with wooden vaults, and the transept. The restoration work has also enabled the restoration of the main façade, the refurbishment of the blind triforia above the side aisles and the columbarium area, presided over by a sculpture of John Paul II created by the local artist Francisco Javier López del Espino.
The Chapel of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth forms part of the annexed church of San Pedro Mártir. The main and oldest space serves as the shrine for the titular image; it was created by Vicente del Castillo and the stonemason Andrés Cordón in 1758, forming a circular space in the Neoclassical style. Inside, it contains a baldachin, which shelters the image of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth. The second space was built around 1838, coinciding with the closure of the church of San Pedro Mártir, and features an architectural layout similar to that of the shrine, except for the dome, which is lowered with very flat radial bands. In terms of sculpture, the highlights include the image of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth, created in the 16th century with Gothic features, and the Holy Burial urn made by Pedro de Mena y Gutiérrez in 1769, which contains a recumbent Christ, the work of Miguel de Verdiguier from 1774.