Iglesia de San Esteban - Granollers, Barcelona, España - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

La longitud del templo gótico equivalía a la anchura del templo actual, pero las fechas de su construcción son imprecisas; se cree que se construyó entre el 1480 y entrado el siglo XVI. En el siglo XVII se amplió con las capillas del Rosario y de la Sangre, construidas ambas al lado y detrás del campanario, es decir, orientadas hacia el norte. El crecimiento de la villa hizo construir en el siglo XVIII tras la capilla del Rosario una capilla del Santísimo, casi tan grande como la nave principal, y dos sacristías, una para la iglesia grande y una para esta última capilla.

Este templo gótico tenía como elementos interiores más destacados el altar del Rosario, de estilo renacentista barroco, fechado en 1635, el altar de Santa Lucía, barroco churrigueresco, el de San Isidro, barroco, la cruz procesional del 1555, la custodia del 1561, y el gran retablo de San Esteban Protomártir (1497) en el altar mayor, obra de los hermanos Pau y Rafael Vergós y continuada, a la muerte del primero, por Rafael y su padre Jaume. Este retablo desde el año 1917 se conserva en el Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña.

The length of the Gothic temple was equal to the width of the current temple, but the dates of its construction are imprecise; It is believed that it was built between 1480 and the beginning of the 16th century. In the 17th century it was expanded with the Rosario and Blood chapels, both built next to and behind the bell tower, that is, facing north. The growth of the town led to the construction in the 18th century, after the Rosario chapel, of a chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, almost as large as the main nave, and two sacristies, one for the large church and one for the latter chapel.

This Gothic temple had as its most outstanding interior elements the altar of the Rosary, in a Baroque Renaissance style, dated 1635, the altar of Santa Lucía, Churrigueresque baroque, that of San Isidro, baroque, the processional cross from 1555, the monstrance from 1561, and the great altarpiece of San Esteban Protomártir (1497) on the main altar, the work of the brothers Pau and Rafael Vergós and continued, after the death of the former, by Rafael and his father Jaume. This altarpiece from the year 1917 is preserved in the National Museum of Art of Catalonia.

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1480 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Católica If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: From: 8:30 AM To: 1:15 PM If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 12:00 PM Street address of Church: Plaza de la Iglesia, 1 Granollers, Barcelona España 08401 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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