Iglesia parroquial de Sant Pere (Petra)

Religious | Petra

Considered as one of the largest parish churches in Mallorca, the dimensions and the perfection of the construction show the importance that Petra will have in the past. It is the third parish temple that has had the town, its construction began in 1582 and ended in the seventeenth century. Although it was built during the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the architectural style of the temple follows the Gothic tradition, although there are some elements of later styles such as the Baroque chapel of the Rosary or the Renaissance portal of the sacristy. It has a basilica floor plan with a single nave divided into seven sections and covered with ribbed vaults and side chapels. Inside are valuable works of art and religious furnishings such as altarpieces of different styles, from fifteenth-century Gothic (such as the painting of the Holy Doctors in the chapel of the same name) to neo-Gothic (early twentieth century). Also, the baptismal font from 1588, where the most international petrero, Junípero Serra (1713), was baptized, stands out. In addition, in the chapel of Santa Aina a portrait of the missionary and a relic are preserved. The temple has two doorways. The main façade is unfinished and stands out for its large rose window at the top. The side façade, built in 1911, contains the image of the town's patron saint, Saint Praxedis, a work by Guillermo Galmés. The bell tower, with a hexagonal floor plan and 31 meters high, was erected in 1669. In its body, the pointed windows and the pyramidal structure at the top of the bell tower stand out. The bells are from the XVII and XVIII centuries.