San Juan y San Pedro de Renueva
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San Juan y San Pedro de Renueva is a church in León
, central Spain
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It was built in the mid-20th century in Neo-Renaissance style by will of the local bishop, Luis Almarcha Hernández
. Its main artistical feature is the entrance gate, in Baroque style, taken from the ruined monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza, located 22 km outside León in the municipality of Gradefes
. It dates from 1711 and was designed by the archictect Pedro Martínez de Cardeña. It has three orders, the first characterized by four Ionic
columns over pedestals, the second similar to the former, apart the use of Corinthian columns and the narrower length. It is sided by two circular windows, and surmounted by another one over a coat of arms. The façade ha five niches, now empty, but originally housing statues of saints.
The central façade is sided by two slender bell towers dating to the 20th-century edifice.
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
, central Spain
Spain
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It was built in the mid-20th century in Neo-Renaissance style by will of the local bishop, Luis Almarcha Hernández
Luis Almarcha Hernández
Luis Almarcha Hernández was a Spanish cleric and politician, and a bishop of León from 1944 to 1970. He also served as procurator in the Cortes during the Francoist regime.-Life:...
. Its main artistical feature is the entrance gate, in Baroque style, taken from the ruined monastery of San Pedro de Eslonza, located 22 km outside León in the municipality of Gradefes
Gradefes
Gradefes is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. , the municipality has a population of 1,076 inhabitants....
. It dates from 1711 and was designed by the archictect Pedro Martínez de Cardeña. It has three orders, the first characterized by four Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
columns over pedestals, the second similar to the former, apart the use of Corinthian columns and the narrower length. It is sided by two circular windows, and surmounted by another one over a coat of arms. The façade ha five niches, now empty, but originally housing statues of saints.
The central façade is sided by two slender bell towers dating to the 20th-century edifice.