Campanario Capilla del Espíritu Santo - Olivenza, Badajoz, España - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Campanario barroco de dos vanos de arco de medio punto, pintado de blanco, luce en su interior dos campanas.

"La Hermandad se creó el 20 de noviembre de 1501, con fines de asistencia social, según el impulso fundador de la reina Doña Leonor de Lancaster, mujer de D. Juan II de Portugal y hermana de su sucesor, el rey D. Manuel I. En 1520, el Rey ordenó su traslado a la Ermita del Espíritu Santo, frente a la puerta de Los Ángeles. Aunque las primeras obras se inician en 1548, y continúan a lo largo del mismo siglo, la iglesia alcanza su fisonomía actual sólo en 1732. De entre sus fines fundacionales: hospital, recogida y tutela de expósitos, asistencia a presos y condenados, enterramientos y asilo, en la actualidad mantiene sólo este último, con unas buenas instalaciones.

Destacan en su interior tres retablos barrocos, siendo el Mayor un retablo expositor postridentino portugués, con un añadido posterior de Nuestra Señora de Loreto. Los de la nave están dedicados, el del lado del Evangelio al Espíritu Santo y el del lado de la Epístola a la Misericordia. Todas las paredes están recubiertas por azulejería historiada de 1723, firmada por Manoel dos Santos, representando las obras de misericordia corporales."

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Baroque bell tower with two semicircular arched openings, painted white, and featuring two bells inside.

"The Brotherhood was created on November 20, 1501, for social welfare purposes, following the founding initiative of Queen Eleanor of Lancaster, wife of King John II of Portugal and sister of his successor, King Manuel I. In 1520, the King ordered its relocation to the Hermitage of the Holy Spirit, opposite the Puerta de Los Ángeles. Although the first works began in 1548 and continued throughout the same century, the church only achieved its current appearance in 1732. Of its founding purposes—hospital, collection and protection of foundlings, assistance to prisoners and condemned prisoners, burials, and asylum—it currently maintains only the latter, with its excellent facilities.

Three Baroque altarpieces stand out in its interior, the main one being a Portuguese post-Tridentine display altarpiece, with a later addition of Our Lady of Loreto. Those in the nave are dedicated, the one on the Gospel side to the Holy Spirit, and the one on the Epistle to Mercy. All the walls are covered with historic tiles from 1723, signed by Manoel dos Santos, depicting the corporal works of mercy.

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Address of Tower: C. Caridad, 8, 06100 Olivenza, Badajoz Olivenza, Badajoz España 06100 Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 2 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No

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