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Church of Sorrows
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M mornings from 8:30 to 12:00 and afternoons from 17:30 to 20:30.
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Other nearby places of interest are the Roman Temple, the Gardens of the Huerto de Orive and the Gardens of Mercy.
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The Church of Sorrows, today known as Fundación Hospital San Jacinto y Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, presents a single nave with a basilica plan covered with barrel vaults and lunettes and a transept covered by a semi-spherical vault. rich on pendentives. Inside the temple, various architectural elements stand out; the large baroque chamber profusely decorated with rockery and mirrors made in the 18th century by Juan Prieto that houses the carving of the Virgin of Sorrows, the tavern ass that is located under the dressing room with the images of San Jacinto and San Felipe Benicio, the Chapel of Ecce Hommo that houses a baroque altarpiece of gilded wood with the sculpture of the Suffering Christ and the Sacristy on which erect the sword. The main façade is structured by two twin façades, one that gives access to the church and the other that gives access to the hospital. In addition, we find a third stone doorway in the right area, which is the entrance to the current asylum. Finally, there stands a small sword composed of two floors with the image of San Jacinto at the top and topped by a cross.
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The Church of Sorrows built in the 18th century In baroque style, it is located in the Plaza de Capuchinos, forming part of the San Jacinto Hospital, which was moved to this place from its original location in the year 1710. This temple is famous for housing the the most venerated carving in the city during Holy Week, called ""The Lady of Córdoba"". This Virgin of Sorrows was made by the sculptor Juan Prieto in the year 1718 and constitutes the greatest exponent of baroque imagery in Córdoba. Every Good Friday more than six hundred Nazarenes carry this Virgin dressed in mourning and crying, through the streets of the city.
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