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Church of la Transfiguración de Macastre

Macastre, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia

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Church of la Transfiguración de Macastre

Monument · Macastre, La Hoya de Buñol, Valencia

Church of la Transfiguración de Macastre

The church of the Transfiguration of the Savior, on the plaza de la Iglesia of Macastre, was built between the 17th and 18th centuries combining Baroque and Neoclassical styles, and is listed as a Bien de Relevancia Local (a local-level heritage protection designation). The oldest part is the ashlar bell tower, from the early 17th century, probably from shortly after 1611, when Macastre was resettled following the expulsion of the Moriscos. The facade, from the late 18th century and Neoclassical in character, takes up the Tuscan order of the bell tower with two large pilasters framing it. Inside, with a single nave, side chapels and a raised choir at the foot, the Capilla de la Comunión stands out, with a central plan and covered by a dome decorated with Corinthian pilasters, and a camarín with a small wooden shrine; the present-day flooring dates from 1906.

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

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