Museo parroquial de Santa María de Sineu

Museums | Sineu

It is the most important monument of the architectural heritage of Sineu. The old church was victim of a fire in 1505 and immediately after the construction of the new temple, also in Gothic style, began. In the years 1880 and 1881, this new temple underwent major expansion work, among which highlights the new chevet and transept, with an impressive octagonal dome on trumpets, which draws an agile play of star-shaped ribs. The main facade is of an austere Gothic style, and the crowning takes the form of a triangular headwall, with an opening where formerly there was a belfry. The lateral façade has an elevation divided into two sections. The interior of the church has a single nave plan with a transversal transept, with five chapels on each side. The roof of the nave has a ribbed ceiling. The church is presided over by the Gothic image of the Virgin Mary of Sineu, one of the so-called "virgin-sagrary", the work of Gabriel Mòger dated 1509. The fourth chapel on the left is the Capella Fonda, which is covered by a dome on pendentives, and houses the impressive Baroque altarpiece of the Virgin Mary of Rosal, from 1672, with paintings by Rafel Guitard. Closed for a period of 7 years, the church is now fully restored, all the stained glass windows that were missing have been installed, and, in addition, the pieces of the old altarpiece have been restored. It is also worth mentioning that in the vicarage of the same church, a museum has been opened with an important collection of antique escutcheons.