"Se tienen noticias del establecimiento del Espíritu Santo desde pocos años después de mediar el siglo XVI.
Habitado por la congregación de canónigos, estos se encargaron del mantenimiento de la Casa de Expósitos hasta su exclaustración en el siglo XIX. Su culto está atendido desde 1939 por las Hermanas de la Cruz.
El convento ha sufrido significativas modificaciones a lo largo de su dilatada trayectoria, cambiando su inicial emplazamiento, en el Camino de Sevilla, a su actual ubicación. Las obras del nuevo convento se ejecutaron entre 1595 y 1616.
La fisonomía que presenta hoy es producto de una profunda reforma realizada en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII.
Su interior presenta una sola nave, cubierta con bóveda semiesférica sobre la capilla mayor, donde se colocó el retablo mayor, de gusto rococó, que realizó en 1772 el antequerano Antonio Palomo. Por las mismas fechas, se construyó el llamativo camarín que albergaba la Virgen de Guía. Al exterior, y a los pies, se levanta una torre de tres cuerpos cubierta con un chapitel piramidal".
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"There is news of the establishment of the Holy Spirit from a few years after the middle of the 16th century.
Inhabited by the congregation of canons, they were in charge of maintaining the Foundling House until its exclaustration in the 19th century. Its worship has been attended since 1939 by the Sisters of the Cross.
The convent has undergone significant modifications throughout its long history, changing its initial location, on the Camino de Sevilla, to its current location. The works on the new convent were carried out between 1595 and 1616.
The appearance it presents today is the product of a profound reform carried out in the second half of the 18th century.
Its interior has a single nave, covered with a hemispherical vault over the main chapel, where the main altarpiece, in Rococo style, was placed, made in 1772 by Antonio Palomo from Antequera. Around the same time, the striking dressing room that housed the Virgen de Guía was built. Outside, and at the foot, stands a three-section tower covered with a pyramidal spire.
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"There is news of the establishment of the Holy Spirit from a few years after the middle of the 16th century.
Inhabited by the congregation of canons, they were in charge of maintaining the Foundling House until its exclaustration in the 19th century. Its worship has been attended since 1939 by the Sisters of the Cross.
The convent has undergone significant modifications throughout its long history, changing its initial location, on the Camino de Sevilla, to its current location. The works on the new convent were carried out between 1595 and 1616.
The appearance it presents today is the product of a profound reform carried out in the second half of the 18th century.
Its interior has a single nave, covered with a hemispherical vault over the main chapel, where the main altarpiece, in Rococo style, was placed, made in 1772 by Antonio Palomo from Antequera. Around the same time, the striking dressing room that housed the Virgen de Guía was built. Outside, and at the foot, stands a three-section tower covered with a pyramidal spire.
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