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The Hospital de los Venerables Sacerdotes was founded in the late seventeenth century as a dignified refuge for elderly, sick and destitute priests, the venerables of its name. One of the finest Baroque buildings in the Santa Cruz quarter, it is arranged around a striking central patio whose floor dips in a gentle bowl toward a fountain, an ingenious design that gathered precious water. Its church is richly decorated with frescoes by Juan de Valdés Leal and his son, and sculpture by Pedro Roldán. Today the building belongs to a cultural foundation and houses the Centro Velázquez, which displays works by Seville's own Diego Velázquez, the supreme painter of the Spanish golden age, along with other masters. It is a tranquil, deeply atmospheric place to end a walk, a hidden jewel of Baroque art and architecture in the heart of the old quarter.
Fatti principali
- 1697 year — The Baroque almshouse for elderly priests was completed in the late seventeenth century
- 1 patio — A striking sunken central patio was designed to collect scarce water at its fountain
- 1 Velázquez — The building's Velázquez centre displays works by Seville's greatest painter
📍 Plaza de Doña Elvira 3, 41004, Sevilla