San Mateo Church

San Mateo Church

History

San Mateo church was one of the churches which were built after the Jerez conquest in 1264. It is a 15th century construction and the main style is gothic besides of elements romanesque, renaissance and baroque.

Exterior description

There are two fronts in this church, on the one hand the epistle side front is moorish style, and on the other hand, the main facade, which is the oldest, and has a pointed arch flanked by two needles like buttresses.

The church has only one nave with three sections, the most shorter, acts as transept nave. Also, to this nave are opened several side chapels. In the front are attached two towers and in the epistle side there is a bulrush which has three bells.

Interior description

The altarpiece is baroque style and has two bodies which have several sculptures.

In the epistle nave is located the San Sebastián altar which was built in 1622. We have to highlight the San Sebastían sculpture which is flanked by paintings that represent "The Imposition of the Chasuble to San Idelfonso" and the "Virgin Mary with the Child".

Next to this altarpiece, we find with the 18th century baptistery and has square form and starry vault. There is a painting of the "Baptism of Christ".

Chapels:

• Lopez de Mendoza's chapel: The front is 17th century and has the same kind of cover that the baptistery.
• Torres-Gaitán's chapel: there is an altarpiece which was built by Matías José Navarro in the 18th century.
• Villacreces's chapel: There is a 18th century altarpiece which presides a Nuestra Señora de la cabeza sculpture. On the right and left of that sculpture, we find the sculpture of San Antonio and San José. Also there is a 17th century painting of the "Virgin Mary with the child".
• Spínola's Chapel: This chapel is a 16th century gothic work. The gimped columns altarpiece was built in 1640, and also, there are several paintings.
• Morales Maldonado's chapel. This chapel is closed by an iron fence of 1594. We have to highlight in its interior, despite its small size, a baroque altarpiece of the 18th century with the Jesús de las Penas sculpture, work of Francisco Camacho de Mendoza in 1714.
• Brotherhood of the Desconsuelo's chapel: In its interior is located a baroque altarpiece of the 18th century. There are two sculptures of the Virgin Mary of the Desconsuelo and St. John, both of the 1713 and are attributed to Camacho de Mendoza.
•  Riquelme's Chapel: we have to highlight the "Nuestra Señora del Amparo" altarpiece of the 16th century of the rococo style which is escorted by paintings of the 17th century that represented to St. Barbara, St. Catalina, St. Fernando and St. Hermenegildo. Also, it is important the church choir, built in stone and with wooden chairs.

Visit

Worship Schedules: Monday to Saturday at 20:30

Visit Schedules: Monday, from 17:00 to 21:00. Saturday, from 19:30 to 21:00.

Visit group have to get a previous appointment in the next telephone: 625128819

Contact and location

Address: Plaza de San Mateo, 10

Telephone: 956344317