Iglesia de Omnium Sanctorum, Gothic-Mudéjar church in La Macarena district, Seville, Spain.
The Iglesia de Omnium Sanctorum is a church in Seville's La Macarena neighborhood, built in Gothic and Mudéjar styles. Inside, three naves run through five sections, ending in a deep Gothic presbytery with rectangular segments.
The church was founded after the Christian conquest of Seville in 1248, built on the site of a former mosque. The Almohad minaret was kept and folded into the new structure, where it still stands today.
The Brotherhood of Los Javieres uses this church as the starting point of its procession on Holy Tuesday during Seville's Holy Week. Walking through the neighborhood at that time, visitors can see how deeply this kind of religious tradition is woven into daily life here.
The church stands on Calle Peris Mencheta in Seville's old town and is easy to reach on foot. The lateral sides of the building have Gothic doorways that also serve as entrances, so it is worth walking around the outside before going in.
The tower's decorative sebka panels closely resemble those on the Giralda, and its original openings are framed by lobed arches under an alfiz. These details show the level of Islamic craftsmanship that continued to shape buildings in Seville long after the conquest.
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