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Church of Santo Tomás Apóstol de Orgaz

Orgaz, Montes de Toledo, Toledo

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Church of Santo Tomás Apóstol de Orgaz

Monument · Orgaz, Montes de Toledo, Toledo

The church of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Orgaz is the work of Alberto Churriguera, who moved to the city where he died before finishing it; its construction, interrupted on numerous occasions, was completed in 1763, in the mid-18th century. It was built on the site of an earlier temple from the late 17th century, whose capacity proved insufficient for parishioners on feast days. Work began in 1738, after the tower of the old building was demolished, and Churriguera chose to rebuild the church entirely; the main chapel of the original temple, however, was preserved and still forms part of the present one. Repeatedly halted by the chapter's financial problems, the temple opened for worship on 23 January 1763, on the initiative of Infante Luis and with the approval of the Council of Castile.

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