St. Isidro

San Isidro

40.4130° N · 3.7072° W|Madrid, Spain

Built in the 17th century, this Jesuit Baroque church contains the relics of Madrid's patron saint, San Isidro, and his wife, Santa María de la Cabeza.

Built in the 17th century, the Basilica de San Isidro in Madrid is a Jesuit Baroque church containing the relics of Madrid's patron saint, San Isidro (d.1130), and his wife, Santa María de la Cabeza.

History

Designed by Pedro Sánchez after the Baroque style of Il Gesu (the principal church of the Jesuit order in Rome), the 17th-century San Isidro Basilica was the interim cathedral of Madrid from 1885 until the completion of Almudena Cathedral in 1993.

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1885 CEDesigned by Pedro Sánchez after the Baroque style of Il Gesu (the pr

Designed by Pedro Sánchez after the Baroque style of Il Gesu (the principal church of the Jesuit order in Rome ), the 17th-century San Isidro Basilica was the interim cathedral of Madrid from 1885 until the completion of Almudena Cathedral in 1993.

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1993 CEDesigned by Pedro Sánchez after the Baroque style of Il Gesu (the pr

Designed by Pedro Sánchez after the Baroque style of Il Gesu (the principal church of the Jesuit order in Rome ), the 17th-century San Isidro Basilica was the interim cathedral of Madrid from 1885 until the completion of Almudena Cathedral in 1993.

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40.4130° N · 3.7072° WMadrid, Spain

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