The Santa Ana church in Seville city is located in Triana Quarter. This is the oldest church in the history of Seville. The church was built during the 18th century and it was Alfonso X who ordered for the construction of the building. The said construction of the Santa Ana parish begun in 1276 and was finally finished in the first quarter of 14the century. The Gothic style acknowledges the design furnished of the church.
The Santa Ana Church has gone through different renovations and reforms due to several reasons such as nature calamities like Earthquake of Lisbon in 1540 diminished part of the church. But few years later, this has been renovated back to its original appearance.
Some main attractions found inside the Santa Ana Church were The Retablo Mayor, and several sculptures of Nufro de Ortega and Nicolas de Jurate, from the year 1540. Some of the paintings of Retablo mayor of Pedro de Campaña, the Stmo. Cristo Del Socorro (Christ) by Andrés de Ocampo from the year 1620. The lauda sepulcral of D. Iñigo López in 1503 who are according to the legend those women who have believed by the sanctity of the portrait will be given the assurance to marry and have children in the future.
The place has been categorized as “Significant work of art architecture- Moorish Christian sites, religious treasury” the said church has the image of “Virgin de la Rosa” preserved even until this present days.
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