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Church of San Juan Bautista de Beneixama

Beneixama, L'Alt Vinalopó, Alicante

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Church of San Juan Bautista de Beneixama

Monument · Beneixama, L'Alt Vinalopó, Alicante

The parish church of Beneixama (Alt Vinalopó, Alicante), on Charles IV Square, and the town's main religious building by size and heritage. It was built in 1841 at the initiative of Miguel Payá y Rico, a cardinal and confessor to Queen Isabella II who was born in Beneixama, to designs by the architect Salvador Escrig, with contributions of money and labour from the whole population. With a basilican plan and Neoclassical style, it has three naves — the central one wider — with side chapels, and a central dome recently restored. Beside the high altar hang two canvases depicting scenes from the life of Saint John, the work of the local painter Josep Navarro y Ferrero. Of its two towers, one houses the bells and the other the "rattle", which was sounded during Lent, when ringing the bells was forbidden.

Photo: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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