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San Patricio Collegiate Church (Lorca)

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Nave in the collegiate church of San Patricio ©Turespaña

San Patricio Collegiate Church.

Dating back to the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries the style is uniquely Renaissance. Building work began with Jose Valles at the helm. It was declared a Collegiate Church in 1533. It has three naves with twelve chapels, a transept and an ambulatory. The façade is entirely Baroque. The Retrochoir was built in the 18th century under the guidance of Toribio Martínez de la Vega. Commemorates the Castilian victory in the battle of Alporchones against the Nazarite army.