Art and culture
Church of San Francisco Javier
The ensemble it forms part of presides over a large space in the centre of the monumental zone of Cáceres.
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- Church of San Francisco Javier
In Baroque style
Location and Contact:
- Contact person: Ayuntamiento de Cácares
- Tel.:+34 927 25 57 65
- Website address: turismo.ayto-caceres.es/
- Opening times
Every day from 10 am to 2 pm and 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
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The ensemble it forms part of presides over a large space in the centre of the monumental zone of Cáceres.
Constructed in Baroque style by the Society of Jesus in the 18th century, next to a school, they form a monumental group which presides over a large space in the historic centre of the capital city of Cáceres.
On the main façade, under a semicircular arch and inside a niche, is the image of the saint who lends the church his name. It is flanked by two quadrangular towers finished in pyramidal shape.
Inside it you will discover a single nave with side chapels. But the thing that is bound to catch your attention is the main altarpiece, as a canvas representing the famous "miracle of the crab" has been placed between its two Corinthian columns.
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- Origin:
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- 18th century
- Construction:
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- Church
- Art period:
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- Baroque
- Period in history:
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- 18th century
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