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Misericordia Charity Hospital

According to documentary evidence, the Charity Hospital was built in the late 15th century (1496) and has been renovated several times until the 18th century. It belonged to the former Confraternity of Holy Mercy who established themselves in the town in 1494. They would later merge with the Confraternity of Holy Charity of Our Lord Jesus Christ and Our Lady of Mercy.

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Belén Chapel

This rectangular, single-nave building dates from the 18th century. This temple was semi-derelict until a few years ago when the local Ecce Homo was housed within, enkindling fervour among Lebrija’s inhabitants.

Monasterio de San Isidoro del Campo
Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo

The Monastery of San Isidoro del Campo was founded in the year 1301 by Alonso Pérez de Guzmán and María Alonso Coronel at a site near the ruins of Italica where, according to tradition, San Isidoro of Seville was buried, and since then it has been under the administration of successive religious orders, Cistercians, Hieronymite hermits and the Order of San Jerónimo, who have left their mark bot

Benacazón-Ermita de Gelo
Gelo Shrine

The 15th-century Gelo Shrine was built in the Mudejar style, and its slender bell gable was added in the 17th century. The shrine is located three kilometres from Benacazón, on the road linking Seville with Villamanrique, opposite the Hacienda de Gelo.

Marchena-Iglesia y Convento de San Agustín
San Agustín Church and Convent 

It was built in the mid-17th century in the style of the transition period from Baroque to Neoclassical, with influences from Juan de Herrera and Latin American art. It is a very unique style that is unlike most of the churches in this area, due to both its massive size and unique aesthetics and finishing elements. 

Iglesia y Convento de San Andrés (Las Mercedarias)
San Andrés Church and Convent of (Mercedarians)

The original Mudejar portal of the Church from the early 16th century remains. The brick building has a Latin cross plan with a single nave covered by a half-barrel vault and lunettes. The temple was founded in 1537 by Gonzalo Jiménez Benjumea as the seat of several chaplaincies.

Marchena-Capilla de la Milagrosa
Chapel of the Milagrosa

It was initially built in the 16th century as a Shrine to Our Lady of Grace. It was home to the Augustinian Order until they moved to the current Convent of San Agustín circa 1616. From 1670 to 1780, it was an all-girls school run by the Beatas Educandas de Santa Isabel.