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Damage in the collegiate church of the past earthquakes include landslides May 11 capitals and sculptures, and temple covers the sanctuary movement
The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, said today "the commitment and efforts" of the Foundation Cajamurcia in the recovery and revaluation of the Collegiate Church of San Patricio, Lorca, following the damage sustained by earthquakes last 11 May.
The Foundation Cajamurcia assume the entire cost of the restoration of the Church of San Patricio, under an addendum to the agreement that existed between the Autonomous Community, the Municipality of Lorca, the Diocese of Cartagena and Cajamurcia Foundation which, to the time have already been finalized two phases.
The purpose of the firm that has taken place today in the city of Lorca, in a ceremony chaired by the regional chief executive, is that Cajamurcia assume the full cost of the restoration of the Collegiate, which Valcarcel said "is more a temple. It is the second temple in the region and a symbol of spirituality and Christianity. "
The Chief Executive thanked the president Murcia Cajamurcia, Carlos Egea, the "major effort" that made this case to recover the assets Lorca, "especially at a time like this," and stressed that "this is an example of the supportive response from all over the world has turned to the city of Lorca. "
In this way, the president said Valcarcel, supplementing the existing prior agreement by the Community Foundation Cajamurcia and restoring this landmark building in the city.
It thus assumes the entire cost of restoration work after the damage caused by earthquakes.
The damage to the Church of San Patricio include landslides capitals and sculptures, having been affected equally and in a very important temple covers, which is the most serious aspect, also cause displacement of the presbytery.
Renaissance building
The Collegiate is a Renaissance-style building was declared a National Historic-Artistic by decree of January 27, 1941 and erected in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries of the ancient Church of San Jorge.
Its construction started in 1533, its layout being designed by Jerónimo Quijano.
Architectural landmark is dedicated to St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, for having been held on 17 March, St. Patrick's Day 1452 "Battle of the Alporchones, in which Lorca victoriously fought the Muslims of the neighboring Kingdom Granada, who returned home after plundering the region of Cartagena.
Source: CARM
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