Church of El Rosario

The Church of El Rosario has its origin from a hermitage of the 16th century that was home to the Augustinian nuns in Cádiz. It has been renovated several times and the current style is the work of Torcuato Benjumeda.

The temple housed the Confraternity of the Virgen del Rosario de los Negros, from which it took its current name. It has as a Latin-cross plan and the façade emphasizes the portal. Made out of marble, it is a Baroque work of Genoese origin of the early 18th century. Moreover, it is crowned by a large pediment with images of the Virgen del Rosario, San Pedro and San Pablo.

Inside, the altarpiece houses in its central niche the image of the Virgen del Rosario, made in the late 18th century. Alongside, the images of San Servando and San Germán are located. These are attributed to Francisco de Villegas. On the side walls there are two canvases made by Juan de Herrera, which represent the Trinity and the delivery of the chasuble of San Ildefonso. The altarpiece of the Church of El Rosario has an eighteenth-century image of San José. The first altarpiece is of the Crucified of the Mercies, of the Genoese school of the 18th century. On its sides, San Francisco de Borja and San Luis Gonzaga remain. Next, the important image of the Virgen de los Ángeles, attributed to Benito de Hita del Castillo, and polychromed by Francisco María Mortola.