Hermitage of Saint Brígida
The construction of the hermitage is not dated with certainty, placing it between the XIII-XV century, according to various experts. The history of the chapel reveals that it was neglected from 1835-1846, and was not restored until 1847, thanks to the generosity of the clergyman Carlos Muñiz González, a native of Galaroza. After this event it was blessed again.
Description of building
The doorway has a semicircular opening flanked by two half-columns with a plain entablature, topped by a triangular pediment with a small niche in the center and a cross. At the top, there is a simple belfry that replaced the previous one that was composed of three bells, destroyed in the 19th century by a lightning strike.
On the right-side wall was the home of the monk. There is documentary evidence of the local monks since the end of the seventeenth century, the first being Alonso de Ribero. There is documentary evidence that there was only one nun: Francisca Barrera, a native of Lebrija and Blessed of Our Lady of Mercy.
In the interior, there is a baroque style altarpiece presided by the image of Santa Brígida, created by Agustín Sánchez in the 19th century. On the sides are Solomonic columns that flank the depiction of six mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The set is topped with a scene of the Coronation of the Virgin. In addition, you can see on the right side of the sanctuary a carving of the Divina Pastora, sculpted in 1836 by Fray Juan de Galaroza, and to the left a Virgin of Fatima.
The construction of the hermitage is not dated with certainty, placing it between the XIII-XV century, according to various experts. The history of the chapel reveals that it was neglected from 1835-1846, and was not restored until 1847, thanks to the generosity of the clergyman Carlos Muñiz González, a native of Galaroza. After this event it was blessed again.
Description of building
The doorway has a semicircular opening flanked by two half-columns with a plain entablature, topped by a triangular pediment with a small niche in the center and a cross. At the top, there is a simple belfry that replaced the previous one that was composed of three bells, destroyed in the 19th century by a lightning strike.
On the right-side wall was the home of the monk. There is documentary evidence of the local monks since the end of the seventeenth century, the first being Alonso de Ribero. There is documentary evidence that there was only one nun: Francisca Barrera, a native of Lebrija and Blessed of Our Lady of Mercy.
In the interior, there is a baroque style altarpiece presided by the image of Santa Brígida, created by Agustín Sánchez in the 19th century. On the sides are Solomonic columns that flank the depiction of six mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The set is topped with a scene of the Coronation of the Virgin. In addition, you can see on the right side of the sanctuary a carving of the Divina Pastora, sculpted in 1836 by Fray Juan de Galaroza, and to the left a Virgin of Fatima.
