Madrid - San Andrés

 
The Church of San Andrés, which forms an architectural unity with the Capilla del Obispo and the Capilla de San Isidro, is situated in a picturesque area of the city, looking on to the Plaza de San Andrés and the Plaza de la Paja. It was severely damaged by a fire in 1936 during the Civil War. As long ago as the Middle Ages there was a church on this spot containing the tombs of Isidro and his wife María de la Cabeza, who are venerated as patron saints of Madrid.

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After the canonization of Isidro in 1622 the church was completely rebuilt and then between 1657 and 1669 the Capilla de San Isidro was added on to the southern end, following plans by Pedro de la Torre and built under the direction of José de Villareal. Little of the costly furnishings of the chapel, some of which were the work of Manuel Pereira, or the church itself, survived the fire during the Civil War.
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Transit: Metro: La Latina; Bus: 3, 31, 50, 60, 65.

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