San Pedro el Real, Madrid
Church of San Pedro el Viejo | |
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Native name Spanish: Iglesia de San Pedro el Viejo | |
Location | Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°24′48″N 3°42′38″W / 40.413215°N 3.710456°W |
Official name | Iglesia de San Pedro el Viejo |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 1979 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0004365 |
The Church of San Pedro el Real (St Peter the Royal), also known as San Pedro el Viejo is a small
medieval church in central Madrid
, Spain.
The initial structure was built in the 14th century, but extensive renovations were performed, and a new facade and portals added in the 17th and 19th centuries. It may have begun as
Battle of Algeciras
in 1344.
The church contains the tombs of Kings Alfonso I of Asturias and Ramiro II of León. San Pedro also contains the statue of Jesus known as Jesús el Pobre, or Jesus the Poor, sculpted by Juan Astorga in the late eighteenth century.
The church is located at Calle Nuncio, 14, near the Plaza Mayor.
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