Church of Santa Catalina (Sevilla) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Church of Santa Catalina |
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| Native name Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Catalina |
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| Location | Sevilla, Spain |
| Official name: Iglesia de Santa Catalina | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1912 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0000104 |
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The Church of Santa Catalina (in Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Catalina) is an old church in Sevilla, Spain. It was built a long time ago, in the 1300s. In 1912, it was named a Bien de Interés Cultural, which means it's a very important historical building.
History of the Church
The first church on this spot was built around the 1200s or 1300s. But a big earthquake in 1356 damaged it. After that, the church we see today was rebuilt and made bigger over many years.
When people dug around the church, they found out it was built where an old mosque used to be. They also checked if the church's tower was once a minaret (a tower from a mosque), but they found out it wasn't.
Architectural Styles
The Church of Santa Catalina shows off two cool building styles: Gothic and Mudéjar.
- Gothic style often has tall, pointed arches and big stained-glass windows.
- Mudéjar style mixes Christian and Islamic art, often seen in Spain. It uses lots of brickwork and decorative patterns.
The church has been fixed up and changed many times over the years. Between 1923 and 1930, a special project added a Gothic front part (called a facade) to the church. This facade came from another old church, the Iglesia de Santa Lucía, which was built in the 1300s. This new front now covers the church's original Mudéjar door.
See Also
- List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Seville
In Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Catalina (Sevilla) para niños
