The Best Churches – Religious Buildings in the Province of Cadiz

The province of Cadiz has an important diversity of religious buildings of great artistic value and with a lot of history. There is a great variety of churches throughout the region due to the wide history and the amount of people that have passed through here.

The Best Churches – Religious Buildings in the Province of Cadiz
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From small chapels to hermitages to celebrate the famous pilgrimages, ancient monasteries, cloisters and convents, churches, basilicas and even great cathedrals like those in Jerez de la Frontera or Cadiz city.

Their styles of construction are varied. You can find jewels of romanesque or gothic style, like the Cartuja in Jerez, considered the building with most architectural value in all the province of Cadiz. There are also baroque churches that sometimes present features of other religions, since some settled where previously there were synagogues or mosques.

Each and every one of them hold small treasures to discover, such as carved images, paintings or goldsmithing.

Don’t forget about visiting the fantastic and beautiful cathedrals of the province of Cadiz, such as the one in Jerez de la Frontera, built on an old mosque, and the one in Cadiz, that blends Italian baroque styles with the Spanish architectural tradition.

If you are interested in the history of how the first liberal constitution of Spain was created, we recommend visiting the San Fernando Major Church, where the Deputies swore the Cortes in 1810. Stop by the San Felipe Neri Oratory, in Cadiz city, where the different sessions of the deputies took place. Finally, visit the Church of El Carmen, which was where the first constitution of Spain came to light on March 19, 1812.

TUDESTINO provides you with information about the main churches and religious buildings of each town in the province of Cadiz.

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Church of San Sebastián
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The Church of San Sebastián was built between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th in Chiclana. Being a period of epidemics, it was consecrated to this saint, popularly considered as protector against them. It has undergone numerous extensions and reforms that have significantly modified its original structure and transformed...

Church of San Miguel in Jerez de la Frontera
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The Iglesia de San Miguel (Church of San Miguel in Jerez) is a beautiful temple built during the 15th to the 18th centuries. It contains elements of three architectural styles of each era: Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. Of the outside, the side portals stand out. These are dedicated to la Immaculada (Evangelic) and San José (Epistle,...

Church of La Conversión de San Pablo
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The little Church of La Conversión de San Pablo was part of a charity house founded in 1680 by Bishop Juan de la Isla in Cadiz. Its present appearance was designed a century later by Torcuato Benjumeda, in the year 1787. It is rectangular with a single nave divided into three sections by Doric pilasters....

Church of San Antonio
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The Church of San Antonio, built on a hermitage, was inaugurated in the 17th century in Cadiz. It has undergone several reforms. Among them, the most important one was during the 19th century. It has a Latin-cross plan with three naves. On the outside, the main façade stands out. It is very striking, with high...

Virgen de Regla Sanctuary
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The Virgen de Regla Sanctuary (Santuario de la Virgen de Regla) is probably the most important temple in Chipiona. It originated from a castle that was owned by the Lords of Chipiona. Over the centuries, it underwent many modifications to adapt it to religious uses, while maintaining the looks of a fortress. The present temple...

Church of San Francisco in Villamartin
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The Church of San Francisco, in Villamartin (Andalusia), is a 16th-century temple dedicated to Vera Cruz. Inside we find carvings of great interest. For example: Cristo de Vera Cruz, which is part of the neoclassical altarpiece donated by Ferdinand the VII of Spain. We should also highlight the statues of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad,...

Santuario Reina de los Ángeles
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The Santuario Reina de los Ángeles (“Reina de los Ángeles Sanctuary”) is located on the outskirts of Jimena de la Frontera (Province of Cadiz). It was built for the Franciscan congregation in the mid-fifteenth century. Throughout its existence it has been expanded, reformed and occupied by other orders, and even evicted during the Mendizabal Confiscation....

Church of Capuchinos
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The Church of Capuchinos was part of the convent that the order kept open in Cadiz since 1639 until its demolition in the mid-20th century. There were an important group of paintings in the building, which can be seen in the Museum of Cádiz. There were several of Murillo‘s paintings. They say he died of...

Church of Santiago
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The Church of Santiago, located in the Cathedral Square, hosted the College of the Society of Jesus in Cadiz, where today only the church remains. After the assault and sacking of the city of Cadiz in 1596 by the Anglo-Dutch troops under the Earl of Essex, the College was in such bad shape that the...

Church of la Palma
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The Church of la Palma is a Baroque style building from the mid-18th century located in La Viña neighbourhood, in Cádiz. The origins of this temple are tied to the Capuchin order and public rosaries. It was promoted by Fray Pablo de Cádiz at the end of the 17th century, from which arose several companies,...

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