Iglesia_de_San_Esteban,_Valencia

Church of San Esteban (Valencia)

Church of San Esteban (Valencia)

Church in Valencian Community, Spain

The Iglesia de San Esteban (in Valencian: Església de Sant Esteve) is a parish church located in Plaça de Sant Esteve in the city of Valencia, in the Valencian Community, Spain.

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History

The Iglesia de San Esteban is among the oldest churches in Valencia; it is built, in the Gothic style, on the site of a mosque that stood in the city when it was under Muslim rule. It is a rather small church, not far from the Cathedral.

According to one legend the site was that of an old Roman temple dedicated to Hercules. San Esteban was the notaries' church. St. Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419) and St. Luis Bertrán (1526–1581) were baptized here.[1]

Última Cena - Juan de Juanes

"The Last Supper", along with "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen" and other scenes from the saint's life, painted around 1562 by Juan de Juanes, formed the main altarpiece. They are now in the Museo del Prado.[2]

The main church is open on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation; the chapel is open daily for mass.

References

  1. [1]
    "Iglesia de San Esteban Protomártir Pl.San Esteban, 2 Sant Esteve Protomàrtir". www.jdiezarnal.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen", Museo del Prado


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