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Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario

Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario

The earliest preserved document describing the Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario (Church of The Virgin of the Rosary) dates back to the 16th century, specifically from 1572, in the Book of Surveys and Distribution of Cenes. It is said to have been preserved in very good condition, lacking only doors, and to have certain estates and a bread oven. The temple was built on an old hermitage dedicated to San Bartolomé (St Bartholomew), the patron saint of the municipality and a carving of him can be found inside. It was a small structure with a wall at the front and some stairs leading to a small bell. The church was surrounded by fields, known as threshing floors, once used for threshing wheat, barley, and other cereals produced in the municipality during the summer, as well as a road that led to the cemetery. This structure remained until 1927, when Dolores Romero Pozo, owner of a cement factory in Granada, built the first public schools, the current church, as well as the Parish house. These constructions occupied the space that had given access to the threshing floors and the cemetery. In 1985, a local resident, Felipe Ortiz Saez, donated a strip of land behind the church to allow it to be extended. In 1989, work was approved to enhance the historic centre of the town, including the church. This work was financed by the Cenes de la Vega City Council and the then Archbishop of Granada, Javier Martínez. In 1990, the work to extend the church was completed and the bell tower was repaired in 1992. Located on Calle Real.

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