Church of San Andrés (Madrid)
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| Church of San Andrés | |
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| Native name Spanish: Iglesia de San Andrés | |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°24′44″N 3°42′41″W / 40.412203°N 3.711502°W |
| Official name | Iglesia de San Andrés |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1995 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0009076 |
  Location of Church of San Andrés in Spain | |
The Church of San Andrés (Saint Andrew) (Spanish: Iglesia de San Andrés) is a church in Madrid, Spain. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1995.[1]
It was built using the ruins that had a previous church in the same place. The primitive church in turn was previously occupied by a mosque located next to the albarrana tower in what was later the Palacio de Laso de Castilla, residence of the Catholic Monarchs and Cardinal Cisneros when they were in Madrid. The previous church had been frequented as a parish church by the patron saint of Madrid, St. Isidore the Laborer, and his wife Santa María de la Cabeza, who lived nearby.
The adjacent chapel of San Isidro was built at the site of the saint's house. Its construction began in 1657, after the saint was canonized in 1622. Further reconstructions were performed in 1663 and 1669, and later in 1783 and 1789. The initial construction in Baroque style was fashioned by José de Villarreal, and later Pedro de la Torre and Juan de Lobera. Much of the internal decoration, including paintings, was destroyed at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War by the Communist and Socialist forces.
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References[edit]
- ^ Catálogo de bienes y espacios protegidos, Area de Gobierno de Urbanismo y Vivienda, Director General de Revisión del Plan General, 15 Nov 2013: "Iglesia de San Andrés", cat. no. 03548, 1995, p. 78; "Capilla de San Isidro adosada a la Iglesia de San Andrés", cat. no. 03548, 1925, p. 77; "Capilla del Obispo en la Iglesia de San Andrés", cat. no. 03596, 1931, p. 77
Further reading[edit]
- ÁLVAREZ Y BAENA, J. A.: Compendio Histórico, de las grandezas de la coronada Villa de Madrid, corte de la monarquía de España, Madrid, Ediciones el Museo Universal, 1985.
- BENDALA GALÁN y otros, Manuel: Introducción al arte español, Madrid, Sílex, 2003
- BONET CORREA, A.: Iglesias madrileñas del siglo XVII, Instituto Diego Velázquez, del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Madrid, 1961.
- CARREDANO, Vicente: "Dolor y esperanza de la capilla de San Isidro: Ruinas en el corazón de la villa", in Villa de Madrid. N.º 2, 1957, pp. 23–27.
- DÍAZ MORENO, Félix: "El antiguo retablo de San Isidro en San Andrés de Madrid, Traza del escultor Real Antonio de Herrera". From: Anales del Instituto de Estudios Madrileños (separate item). Tomo XLVI, 2006.
- DÍAZ MORENO, Félix: "La estatua-relicario de San Isidro, obra del platero Juan de Ruesta". In: Revista de Arte, Geografía e Historia, N.º 8, 2006, pp. 207–218.
- LLAGUNO AMIROLA, E.: Noticias de los arquitectos y arquitectura en España desde su restauración, vol. IV, Madrid, Turner, 1977.
- MACHO ORTEGA, Francisco: "La Capilla de San Isidro en la parroquia de San Andrés de Madrid", in Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, Vol. XXVI, 1918, pp. 215–222.
- Madoz, Pascual (1847): Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar. tomo X. Madrid: Imprenta del Diccionario geográfico a cargo de D. José Rojas, p. 710.
- MADOZ, Pascual: Madrid, Audiencia, Provincia, Intendencia, Vicaría, Partido y Villa, facsimile of first edition published Madrid 1848.
- MESONERO ROMANOS, R.: El antiguo Madrid. Paseos histórico-anecdóticos por las calles y casas de esta villa, facsímile Ed. Dossat, Madrid, 1990, of first edition of 1861.
- PONZ, A.: Viaje de España, t. V-VIII, Barcelona, Aguilar, 1988.
- TORMO Y MONZÓ, E.: "La capilla de San Isidro en la parroquia de San Andrés, de Madrid", in Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia. Tomo LXXXVII. 1925, pp. 289–293.
- TORMO Y MONZÓ, E.: Las iglesias del antiguo Madrid, Imprenta Marzo, Madrid, 1927.
- TOVAR, Virginia: Arquitectos madrileños de la segunda mitad del siglo XVII, Instituto de Estudios madrileños, Madrid, 1975.
- TOVAR, Virginia: La arquitectura madrileña del siglo XVII, Instituto de Estudios madrileños, Madrid, 1983.
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