This church dedicated toSaint Paul of Tarsus was part of the homonymous convent and the so-called Fernandina Churches built in the 13th century by order of King Ferdinand III after the conquest of the city in the year 1236. The property has suffered a lot throughout history but having served as an Army Barracks during the War of Independence meant that the building arrived in a state of disrepair. ruin in the middle of the 19th century when it was ordered It was demolished and only the The church and some adjacent rooms are still standing. Today, it continues to function as a place of worship thanks to the work of the Claretian Fathers.
The place where the The great convent of San Pablo, in front of the Iron Gate of Córdoba, had been an area of notable interest since ancient times since in Roman times it was located the circusand in Muslim times an Almohad palace but the truth is that, with the arrival of the Christians, it had transformed into a very depopulated neighborhood that needed to be reactivated. For this reason, King Ferdinand III donated He gave this plot to the Dominican Order so that they could begin the repopulation of this collection.
This church was built following the medieval tradition of Romanesque and Gothic styles combined with Mudejar elements although in the 18th century it was They added various parts of Baroque taste such as the Front of the Compass with some imposing Solomonic columns and the Chapel of the Rosario, considered the best set of marbles by the artist Alonso Gómez de Sandoval. Inside there is a space with three naves covered by Mudejar coffered ceilings topped by three apses, the lateral ones circular and the central one polygonal. In this church you can see one of the most admired Cordoban carvings during Holy Week, Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, made by Juan de Mesa in the year 1627, patron saint of the Brotherhood of Las Angustias. On the other hand, around the oratory there is thebell tower with a curious body made of stone and wood and the few arcades that remain today from the old convent and that are located in the patio of the current Provincial Delegation of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía.
From 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., except during business hours masses.
Other nearby places of interest are the Roman Temple, the Gardens of the Huerto de Orive and the Antonio Gala Foundation.