Santiago Church

Málaga, Spain

Iglesia de Santiago is the oldest church in Málaga, built in 1490 to the site of older mosque. This church is noted for its tall Mudejar style steeple and baroque interior which contains some notable chapels. Pablo Picasso's baptismal certificate is on display here. Pablo Picasso was baptisted there in 1881.

Religious sites in Spain

Address

Calle Granada 78, Málaga, Spain

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Details

Founded: 1490
Category: Religious sites in Spain

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Angie Jaime (8 months ago)
It's beautiful✨?

Yonathan Stein (15 months ago)
It's beautiful outside and even better inside, if you're into architecture and good photos this church is nice for it.

Tor Tørjesen (2 years ago)
Very interesting

Filippo Milotta (2 years ago)
Fine decorations inside. I particularly loved the one on the ceiling

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