Church of San Pedro de los Francos

Historia

The Church of San Pedro de los Francos is a church located on Via la Rua in Calatayud, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1875.HistoryThe church was founded by Alfonso I el Batallador, after the Reconquista of Calatayud, to thank his French mercenary troops. The church was built in the 14th-century over an earlier temple. It has a typical Mudéjar structure of 3 naves and apses.Art and ArchitectureThe entrance portal is Gothic in style with a peaked arch flanked by standing sculptures of St Peter and Paul, while the lintel has some awkwardly seated Christ (center), the Virgin and St John, all sheltered by a ledge with architecture.Inside the main gilded Retablo at the high altar has Baroque Solomonic columns, and was completed in 1654. Other chapels include a retablo with Renaissance style panels. The various chapels include a virgin in a grotto.The adjacent ancient mudejar tower leans over the street.