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The church is thought to have been built in the 14th century under King Pedro I, the Cruel. It was built over a former mosque, the minaret of which remains. It was further enhanced with new elements in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. 

The original shrine, of which only the chapel remains, was from the 13th century. It was renovated in the 14th century with the addition of the sacristy and the portal. It was later renovated again in the 18th century. It has been restored in 1842, 1861, 1887 and 1920. Despite these works, it has maintained its Mudejar-style.

This church is, without a doubt, the most significant building in Paradas. In the mid-15th century, Juan Ponce de León, Count of Paradas, laid the first stone of the old church over which the current one stands.

The San Pedro Church has a white façade and a welcoming interior. Built in 1859, it was restored in 1998 with funds from the Archbishop of Seville, Coripe Town Council and generous donations by parishioners. However, the baroque dome of the former building and the old chapel of Carmen, now the Tabernacle, still remain.

The Confraternity of the True Cross in Olivares was founded on 12 May 1552 by Pedro de Guzmán, the 1st Count of Olivares. A few years later, in 1560, the Confraternity built a charity hospital with its own chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of Antigua, on land donated by the count’s wife, Francisca de Ribera.

The Gothic-Mudejar building dates back to the 13th-14th centuries.

The base of the building is covered with Sevillian tiles from various chronological periods. It has a single T-shaped nave in which the Baptismal Chapel, the Presbytery and the Sacristy can be distinguished.

SAN SEBASTIAN CHAPEL