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The construction of this large temple lasted 25 years, from 1786 to 1811. The particularity is that if in many towns such a monumental construction entailed the elimination of the primitive oratory, in this case it was decided to preserve it and build the majestic building next to the historic one, on land with a cemetery. They also had to buy some houses. The old church is an architectural jewel, now known as the Chapel of Roser, with origins in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and added side (where the museum is located) in the sixteenth century, next to what was wall. The new temple was blessed by the rector Benet Vadell (a native of Petra), "the last direct relative of Beat Juníper Serra. Another curiosity of the new temple is that when it was blessed all its cost had already been collected, which shows the "interest" and "devotion" of the people.
Type of construction Baroque (1667-1702) Important aspects Monks of Saint Jerome have lived there in closed order since 1534. Sister Clara Andreu i Malferit’s mortal remains (distinguished nun of the community) have been preserved in this place. Distinguished elements Front door with semicircular arch to enter the courtyard, patio with an old hackberry tree and a well. The church has a single nave with four sections and tiny lateral chapels. Half vaulted ceiling. Important works of art preserved Saint Christ of Blood (C14 or C15); baroque altarpieces of the Virgin of Candlestick and of the Holy Family (C17); two Gothic panels by Pere Terrencs (C15) and valuable paintings by Llopis and son (C16). Direcció: Carrer de les Monges, 129, 07300 Inca, T:971 50 00 95
The Parish Church of San Miquel was built in the late eighteenth century on the remains of an ancient temple. It is located near the Town Hall and is a grandiose basilica temple with a single nave, apse and six side chapels on each side. It deserves special mention in its interior its numerous altarpieces, among which we highlight the one located in the presbytery, dedicated to the patron saint of the church.
In 1561, the Society of Jesus settled in Mallorca. The Jesuits occupied the place that until then had been the site of the first Estudio General Luliano, formerly the site of the old Jewish synagogue. In 1571, work began on the new church. The enormous cultural and socio-economic influence of the Jesuits was not looked upon favorably by the royal power, which suppressed the order between 1767 and 1815. The doorway of the church has a complex system of uprights alternating pilasters and Solomonic columns decorated with floral motifs and composite capitals. Above the voussoir portal we find the frieze and the profusely decorated archivolts. The tympanum frames a large shield, supported by two angels. It is the coat of arms of the sponsor of the works, Ramon de Verí. On both sides are statues of the first Jesuit saints, Ignatius of Loyola on the left and Francis Xavier on the right. The portal is crowned by an image of the Immaculate Conception, above the crescent moon, and a representation of the devil in the form of a beast and, above, the coat of arms of Saint Ignatius. A semicircular dripstone protects the whole. In the upper part there is a rose window with smooth moldings and a triangular pediment. The interior of the temple has a single nave with quadrangular chancel and six rectangular chapels on each side. The roof of the nave has a half-barrel vault with lunettes, supported by pilasters with grooved shafts. The chapels and the presbytery have a cross vault. The main altarpiece was begun in 1607, designed by Camilo Silvestre Perino. On the left side of the presbytery we find the tomb of Ramon de Verí. The first chapel on the left side contains the tomb of Saint Alonso Rodríguez, who was for many years the doorkeeper of Monti-sion, until his death in 1617. This chapel was begun in 1635. It has a cross-shaped floor plan and the elevation is covered with marble slabs. The mausoleum with the body of the saint dates from 1825. In other rooms are remarkable the cell of Saint Alonso, set in the time of the saint, and the Gothic altarpiece of Monti-sion, erected in a chapel separated from the big church. Portal. It presents a complex system of pillars that alternate pilasters and Solomonic columns decorated with floral motifs and with capitals of composite order. The portal is crowned by an image of the Immaculate Conception
It was built between 1570 and 1611, according to the project of the master Sebastià Saura or Antoni Genovard. The main portal or portal de les dones (of the women) is of austere design, while the side portal or portal dels homes (of the men) shows a rich Baroque ornamentation, with reliefs of the Mare de Déu seated between St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist, and at the ends the figures of St. Peter and St. Paul. The bell tower is very high, and is connected to the temple by a small bridge. The interior of the church is of Gothic typology: plant of a single nave with seven lateral chapels, polygonal apse and cover of seven sections of ribbed vault. The great main altarpiece is baroque, one of the most impressive examples of baroque altarpieces on the island. The sacristy, of rectangular plant, keeps a washbasin of 1761, the image of the Christ of the Descent, and a chalice and a paten of Gothic style, of the centuries XIV or XV.
The 14th century church, renovated in the years 1755-1773, stands on a wide and characteristic embankment that the village calls els Graons. The facade is a high wall with a sober portal and rose window; the side wall has the category of main facade, with a portico from 1646, crowned by a medallion with the coat of arms of the town; on both facades, two sundials. The bell tower is of five bodies, with double windows in the superior body, balcony and octagonal tower covered by a dome on which another small balcony surrounds the lantern. The nave has a barrel vault over slightly pointed arches and lunettes; on the frets there are fabric paintings with gilded frames and floral drawings on stone. The apse has a trapezoidal floor plan, with a semicircular arch and a splendid pendentive with gilded striations. The chapels have pointed arches and ribbed vault. In 1954, the plaster was removed from the rose window of the façade and the windows; some of the canvases that used to cover the blinded windows, with paintings of prophets, Jaune Martorell, from 1775, are preserved in the choir.
The first parish church was known as Santa Maria de Marratxí and was founded in the 13th century. Restored in 1699, it later suffered great damage during the earthquake of 1851, and was rebuilt in the Renaissance style and has a baroque style altar that deserves consideration. It is dedicated to Sant Marçal, who is the patron saint of Marratxí.
The construction of the temple began in the second half of the 18th century and was completed in 1786. Between 1856 and 1881 important enlargement works were carried out, according to a project by Antoni Sureda Villalonga. The church was converted into a parish church in 1913. The façade is a plain façade, with a linteled main doorway, on five steps. In the doorway there is a niche containing an image of the Virgin, the work of Marc Llinàs, with the relief of a cross on it and an inscription from 1876: "Nom est hic aliud ince Domini Deus Porta Coeli".
Congregation that settled in Sineu in 1864. The oratory or chapel of the convent is a neo-Gothic building that was inaugurated in 1892. It has a doorway with a pointed arch, with four plain archivolts that, like the jambs, are free of ornamentation, with the lower part made of stone. Above the portal, a line of impost gives way to a rose window, the stained glass windows of which form the M of the anagram of Mary. The crowning presents vegetal motifs, two lateral pinnacles and a belfry topped by a cross. To the right of the chapel, marked with the number 19, rises the facade of the convent itself; it has three floors and a lintel doorway. To the left of the chapel is the school building, which was inaugurated on June 19, 1927. The classrooms of the building, currently unoccupied, are distributed on three floors. The educational work of the nuns lasted almost to the present day, until their eight-grade school became a public school.
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