Description
It is an Elizabethan style temple (16th century), with a single nave and transept with short arms. Located on a sacred place since ancient times (Roman, Visigoth and Muslim remains), it was built on the remains of the primitive Arab mosque. Since 1843, the church has guarded the images of the town's patron saints: San Bonoso y San Maximiano, along with that of Santa María del Alcázar, who was also the patron saint of the city. The temple is built as a church with a military or fortress appearance, surrounded by buttresses. In 1936, the Church was burned and suffered serious damage: doors, chapels... (a fact that the author captures in the work The Templar Tombstone). The current appearance of the Church is due to the reforms it underwent after this destruction. The Iglesia de Santa María has been guarding the images of the Patrons of the San Bonoso y San Maximiano town since 1843 to protect them since the confiscation of Mendizábal. (…) (…) They crossed the esplanade of the orange trees and headed to the Santa María church. The side doorway, with a beautiful Gothic arch, reproduced the original lost when the fire of 1936, which completely destroyed the temple, leaving only four walls. Fortunately, the Bafomet from the old photographs still persisted on the main façade (…)
