Campanario Iglesia Conventual Madre de Dios - Baena, Córdoba, Andalucia, España
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N 37° 36.813 W 004° 19.718
30S E 382737 N 4163769
Campanario de espadaña, de dos cuerpos, con dos arcadas de medio punto, flaquendo por pilastras y rematado por un fronton, que emerge en el segundo cuerpo, realizado en ladrillo de obra vista.
Waymark Code: WM1BHYC
Location: Andalucía, Spain
Date Posted: 02/15/2025
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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Campanario de espadaña, de dos cuerpos, con dos arcadas de medio punto, flaquendo por pilastras y rematado por un fronton, que emerge en el segundo cuerpo, realizado en ladrillo de obra vista.

"El convento de dominicas de Madre de Dios se alza en el centro de la Almedina, entre los restos del castillo y la iglesia de Santa María la Mayor. Fue fundado en el año 1510 por el tercer conde de Cabra, siendo su priora Doña Juana Fernández de Córdoba, hija del fundador.

De su primera etapa queda el ábside poligonal, de piedra y mampuesto, con contrafuertes de estilo románico.

Su planta es de nave única y crucero con capillas adosadas que se cubre con bóveda de cañón con lunetos. La iglesia del convento tiene dos puertas al atrio referido. La primera de ellas pertenece a la primitiva fábrica y es obra del tiempo de los Reyes Católicos. La otra, es de líneas clásicas, de mérito inferior y parece abierta ya en el S.XVII.

Cabe destacar la bóveda de la capilla mayor atribuída a Ruíz El Joven, según diseño que dio Diego de Siloé. Es una bóveda de horno de planta poligonal, cubierta por bandas verticales, ornamentadas con motivos florales y que alternan con figuras de apóstoles, ángeles y querubines.

El coro, de decoración plateresca, está situado a los pies, cuya sillería de madera tallada del S. XVI está separada por columnillas abalaustradas y capiteles jónicos, coronada de crestería con busto de los apóstoles, santos y padres de la iglesia.

En los paramentos de la iglesia y en el suelo se conservan interesantes restos de azulejos de Cuenca del S. XVI".

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Bell tower with two bodies, with two semicircular arches, flanked by pilasters and topped by a pediment, which emerges in the second body, made of exposed brick.

"The Dominican convent of Madre de Dios stands in the center of Almedina, between the remains of the castle and the church of Santa María la Mayor. It was founded in 1510 by the third count of Cabra, its prioress Doña Juana Fernández de Córdoba, daughter of the founder.

From its first stage remains the polygonal apse, made of stone and masonry, with Romanesque style buttresses.

Its floor plan has a single nave and transept with attached chapels that are covered with a barrel vault with lunettes. The convent church has two doors to the aforementioned atrium. The first of them belongs to the primitive factory and is the work of the time of the Catholic Monarchs. The other is of classical lines, of lower merit and seems to have been opened in the 17th century.

It is worth highlighting the vault of the main chapel attributed to Ruíz El Joven, according to a design given by Diego de Siloé. It is a polygonal oven vault, covered by vertical bands, ornamented with floral motifs that alternate with figures of apostles, angels and cherubs.

The choir, with Plateresque decoration, is located at the foot, whose carved wooden stalls from the 16th century are separated by balustraded columns and Ionic capitals, crowned with cresting with busts of the apostles, saints and fathers of the church.

Interesting remains of Cuenca tiles from the 16th century are preserved on the walls of the church and on the floor.

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Address of Tower:
C. Arco de la Villa, 7,
Baena, , Córdoba España
14850


Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 2

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