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Church of San Bartolomé de Sierra Engarcerán

Sierra Engarcerán, La Plana Alta, Castellón

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Church of San Bartolomé de Sierra Engarcerán

Monument · Sierra Engarcerán, La Plana Alta, Castellón

The church of San Bartolomé Apóstol presides over the urban centre of Sierra Engarcerán (Castellón), on a rise that serves as a natural viewpoint over the Plana Alta. The present church, from the 16th century, replaced an earlier one located on the calle Abadía, which is known to have had, in 1423, a high altar dedicated to San Bartolomé and side altars to Santa María and San Gregorio. Work on the present building, begun by the French master builder Pere Bagués and continued after his death by the stonemason Llatzer de Renyaga, was prolonged by damp problems until 1767, the year in which the first Mass was celebrated. Inside, the sculptor Vicente Candau worked, producing the chancel in 1764. The parish preserves a documentary archive going back to the 16th century.

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Photo: Juan Emilio Prades Bel (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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