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338 - Church of Santo Tomé
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On December 25 and January 1
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Church of Santo Tomé It stands on the site that was occupied by an <strong>ancient mosque</strong>. Since the <strong>12th century</strong> it has been a Christian Church with the dedication of <strong>Saint Thomas the Apostle</strong>. On the outside of the building, the slender tower of masonry, brick and glazed ceramic stands out, making it a beautiful example of <strong>Mudejar architecture.</strong> However, this Church is one of the most visited places in Toledo for exhibiting a famous painting inside: <strong>The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz</strong>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">In the 14th century the Church was in ruins, but thanks to the generosity and donations of Gonzalo Ruiz de Toledo, the Lord of Orgaz, it began. Its reconstruction was carried out, as had already happened with other parishes in Toledo. Upon his death in 1323, the Lord of Orgaz asked in his will to be buried in a discreet chapel of the Church and favored the parish with a large annual donation, which he gradually stopped paying with the The years passed until 1564. In that year, the parish priest of the Church undertook He took legal action to claim what he was entitled to, and after winning the trial, he used The money received in honoring the good benefactor and narrating what happened to his death. According to legend, during the liturgy of the dead, Saint Augustine and Saint Stephen came down from heaven to bury the nobleman, while a heavenly voice from heaven said: “Such a reward is he who receives God and his saints serve”. In 1586, the painting that will become in El Greco's masterpiece: The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz.</p>
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<p> </p> <p style=""font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration- thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;""><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; serif; color: black;"">Open Monday to Sunday </span></p> <p style=""font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration- thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;""><strong><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: black;"">March 1 to October 15</span></strong><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: black;"">: 10:00 hrs - 18:45 hrs </span></p> <p style=""font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration- thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;""><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; serif; color: black;""><strong>from October 16 to February 28:</strong> 10:00 hrs - 17:45 hrs </span></p> <p><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: black; background: white;"">The ticket offices will close 20 minutes before opening hours. closing.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style=""font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: black; background: white;"">December 24 and 31 open until 1:00 p.m. hrs</span></p>
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<ul> <li>Picture ""The Burial of the Count of Orgaz""</li> </ul> <p> </p>
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