Palencia - Cathedral of San Antolín

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Description

In the Plaza de San Antolín, to the west of the Plaza Mayor, stands the imposing Cathedral of San Antolín, built between 1321 and 1516. It incorporates the remains of a seventh Century Visigothic chapel which was rebuilt by King Sancho of Navarre and became a crypt. The exterior of the cathedral is notable for its unfinished tower and its fine doorways: on the main front the 15th century Puerta del Obispo (to left), with a statue (by Diego Hurtado de Mendoza) of San Antolín on the apex of the arch, the 16th century Puerta de los Novios (to right) and in the north transept the Plateresque Puerta de los Reyes, with rich sculptural decoration.

Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain

Cathedral of San Antolin Highlights

Cathedral - Interior

The interior is 130m/427ft long and 28m/92ft high. The Trascoro has fine sculptural decoration by Simón de Colonia and Gil de Siloé and an altarpiece by Juan de Holanda (1505). Behind it is a

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Cathedral - Chapels

Of the side chapels, which all have very beautiful grilles, the ones of most interest are the Capilla del Sagrario and the Capilla de San Ildefonso; both have fine retablos, that in the Capilla de

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Cathedral - Choir

The choir has a fine reja of 1555 and choir-stalls of 1519.

Cathedral Museum

Among the exhibits in the Cathedral Museum, housed in the cloister and chapterhouse, are four 15th century Flemish tapestries, pictures by El Greco, Zurbarán and Cerezo, sculpture and monuments

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