Of the many churches that once existed in Ledesma, many have not made it to the present times.
Among those that are still preserved, the following are the most noteworthy:
Location:
Plaza Mayor.
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This church is considered one of the jewels of Spanish-Flemish Gothic stylein the Salamanca province, for which reason in 2002 it was declared a Site of Cultural Interest.
Although originally built in Romanesque style, which can still be seen in the eastern gable end and the door, the first part of the tower and the barrel vault, most of the current structure dates back to the 15th century and was built in the Gothic style. The main chapel and the shell-shaped structure that crowns the apse, as well as the top of the tower were built in the 16th century, while the bell gable – in Neoclassical style – are from the late 18th or early 19th century.
The temple is devoted to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, whose image presides over the main altarpiece, which is made of wood in the Neoclassical style but with a Baroque plan.
Among the graves that can be found inside this church, one of the most important is that of Don Sancho, grandson of King Alfonso X the Wise.
Located within the city walls, this church is nowadays the seat of the Ledesma History Interpretation Centre, Bletisa.
The building, originally made in Romanesque style, currently only maintains its semicircular apse in that artistic style. The rest has been greatly modified throughout the centuries, which means that in this church we can find elements from a number of styles: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical… all mixed and superimposed on each other.
On the outside, there is a beautiful doorway, rebuilt in 1784 with a Neoclassical concept, and inside we can find a remarkable carved, unpainted wooden altarpiece, whose shape adapts to that of the chapel, a piece made by Miguel Martínez in1767, in the main chapel.
This church was kept as part of the parochial distribution made in the 19th century because it had “an ample, comfortable size and it is the closest to the marketplace, which makes this church the most attended by foreigners when there is a market on Mass days”. It was open to worship until1969, but eventually it was deconsecrated in 2008.
Location:
Santa Elena square.
Entradas y horarios:
Las visitas están gestionadas directamente por la parroquia de Ledesma.
Correo electrónico:
museoiglesialedesma@gmail.com
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This church was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1983 and recently, it has been restored by the Fundación del Patrimonio Histórico de Castilla y León.
Located out of the city walls, and parish church of one of its most famous neighbourhoods, this is a good example of the Romanesque style from the days of the re-population, in times of Fernando II of Leon, and it has remained unchanged since then. This modest construction, built in granite masonry with a single nave, a semicircular apse in its main chapel and a straight presbytery, has two doors. Of these, the southern one is the most interesting. The building is finished all around by eaves held by stone corbels carved in the shape of human heads, animals or plants.
Inside, the most noteworthy element is a 16th century carving representing Saint Bartholomew, from the school of Berruguete, and a beautiful 18th century altarpiece.