Rocío-Gines

Seville enchants

The church is of modern construction. One of the most outstanding features is the main altarpiece, a modern work, which houses the image of the Virgin after whom the church is named, also modern, plus a canvas of San Antonio de Padua and a crucifix in the attic, both from the 18th century. 

This church is considered one of the most significant Baroque buildings in the province of Seville and a jewel of Ecijan Baroque. The Limpia Concepción de Nuestra Señora Church (Los Descalzos) was renovated between 2006 and 2009, under the “Baroque Andalusia” programme of the Andalusian Government. The church had remained closed for 30 years until then.

The Nuestra Señora de la Antigua Church, built in the Mudejar style, underwent extensive renovation during the 18th and 19th centuries. The church is accessed through a semi-circular portal. To the left of this portal is a tile panel of Our Lady of Antigua, to whom the church is dedicated. Crowning the entrance is a bell gable containing two bells.

Although the Church was built between 1776 and 1836 on the remains of a building destroyed in 1755 in Lisbon earthquake, there are still decorative and building elements that date back to the Visigothic era and the Arab invasion. 

The church was built on the land donated by the company Nueva Sevilla to the Archdiocese of Seville. The first parish building was constructed in 1980-1981 with the remnants of prefabricated dwellings. It was demolished in February 1990, when the foundation stone of the current church was laid.

The Nuestra Señora de las Nieves Parish Church is a noteworthy temple that began to be built in the early 14th century. A façade-tower and a magnificent Gothic main altarpiece from around 1500 was added in the third quarter of the 16th century.

The chapel of Santa Ana in Dos Hermanas is a small temple attached to the Santa María Magdalena Church.