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The temple consists of a single nave, with side chapels arranged between the buttresses, covered by a wooden framework and supported by pointed arches, in addition to its strong>straight head and choir at the feet. Inside, the large semicircular arch stands out, leading to the elevated High Altar dedicated to Saint Lucía strong> covered by a groin vault and another smaller one from the end of the 17th century from an extinct town in Castilla-La Mancha. On the outside is its most characteristic element, the main façade which is located on one side and is posed as an altarpiece. This door is made up of two bodies, the lower one with a semicircular arch for access with Ionic columns with the crosses and scallops of the Order of Santiago, and the upper one with a high relief representing Santiago Matamoros on horseback, dressed as a soldier and defeating the infidels with the aim of making the entire population aware of the new Christian power. On the other hand stands the square and solid tower built with ashlar stone and divided into four sections separated by moldings, all covered by a flat roof.

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The church of Santiago was built by order of the Catholic Monarchs in 1494, only two years after the capture of the city from the Muslims, according to the Design by architect Juan de Orea. The oratorio was concluded It was built in the year 1559 in the Gothic-Mudejar style and its function was to convert the large Moorish population that remained. in the Santa Lucía neighborhood. Unfortunately, like so many monuments in Almería, it was destroyed. It was very damaged by the bombings of the Spanish Civil War and many elements that it houses today were brought back later. For example, its Baroque Main Altarpiece comes from the church of Villaciervos -Soria-, transferred to the Church of Santiago in 1975. < /p>

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