Description
The Church of St. Paul located in the vicinity of the Plaza Vázquez de Molina is worth visiting because it is not a mere Renaissance example, since it contains two completely different architectural styles, such as the Romanesque and the Gothic, combined with Renaissance motifs. It is also one of the oldest churches in the city, as it was built during the Visigoda period, although it has had subsequent remodeling.
Although Plaza Primer de Mayo, where it is located, has now been displaced in civil importance by Plaza Vázquez de Molina, this was not the case until the 15th century, since it was the town council and most of the nobility families.
As for the building, as you can see, in one of its covers (the one on Cervantes Street), also called De Los Carpenteros, is a clear sample of Romanesque architecture. However, the one that gives to the square is of an isabelin Gothic style - where arches and vegetal motifs predominate - although the apse of ancient Romanesque construction has been preserved. The Renaissance part can be seen on the other side facade, which is composed of a tower, with a roof of bicolor ceramic, and a fountain.
As you enter its interior you will find a three-ship plant and a polygonal header with a late Gothic-style cross vault. Like other churches in Ubeda, it has funeral chapels with silver padding. In most of its chapels, there are procedural images of some of the local cofradies.
It was declared a National Historic Monument in 1926.
