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The Councilor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, announced the celebration of two days of open doors to reopen the excolegiate of St. Patrick, the main temple of the city.
Montiel recalled that "on the afternoon of Friday 17 March, precisely the feast of St. Patrick, the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Monsignor Lorca Planes, will preside over a religious office during which the temple will be consecrated."
The Edil said that "for Lorca and visitors to contemplate the restoration of the temple and its status after the works undertaken as a result of the earthquakes of May 2011, will be established two days of open doors thanks to the collaboration with the Diocese. Is to be able to contemplate the result of such meticulous rehabilitation and to appreciate with tranquility the present state of the temple that is impressive ".
The open hours on Saturday will be from 11.30 to 13.30 and from 16.30 to 18 hours;
At 6.30 pm will be Mass.
Sunday will open its doors from 11 to 12 o'clock, celebrating the office at 12:30 p.m.
The Department of Tourism will maintain during this time a tourist guide to control the accesses, which will be free.
The restoration of San Patricio, a property classified as a Property of Cultural Interest and the second most important temple in the Region of Murcia after the Cathedral, has a total budget of 4.37 million euros, of which the Community contributed 70 percent, just over three million euros.
The work has consisted of structural repair as a consequence of the earthquakes, but also in the decorative elements.
In fact, the Regional Government has invested 700,000 in the value of the paintings found during the work in the Chapel of the Alcazar, the sacristy, access to the main altar and pilasters of the turn.
It also highlights the discovery of archaeological remains of the early church of St. George on which was built from 1533 St. Patrick to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Los Alporchones.
The excolegiate of San Patricio, whose title corresponds to the Bishopric of Cartagena, is a building of Renaissance style that was declared National Historical-Artistic Monument by decree of 27 of January of 1941. Its construction lasted during almost 250 years, until 1780, following The project of Jerónimo Quijano, master of the Works of the Bishopric of Cartagena.
Conceived with cathedral airs, its interior is articulated in three naves, twelve lateral chapels in the buttresses, chorus and trascoro, girola with radial chapels and bell tower in the head.
Also it is to emphasize the high cruiser and the monumental cover.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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