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Muskiz Town Council
San Juan, 2
48550 Muskiz (Bizkaia) |
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Home :: Muskiz :: Heritage :: Religious Architecture |
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RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE |
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 Church of San Julián de Muskes (St. Julian) |
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Church of San Julián de Muskes (St. Julian)
This is the oldest church in Muskiz. Located in the district of San Julian de Muskes, it was erected in the Middle Ages and rebuilt in the 16th century. It has a single nave with no side aisles; the pillars join in round arches to form a groined vault. At the base of the building there is a square five-tiered tower. The top section contains the bells. This was the last part of the church to be built, in or around 1686. The doorway is Gothic in style. and is accessed through the arches at the base of the tower. Slightly pointed and arched, it dates from the beginning of the 16th century. The interior now has two sections. The first section contains the altar and most of the images from the church. Of particular interest is a carving of the Pietà dating from the 17th century. The second section contains the choir. The roof of the original apse has collapsed as a result of movements in the earth caused by exploding mortars at the nearby military aerodrome during the civil war. The buttresses and part of the walls still stand. In the park in front of the church there is a stone cross dating from the early seventeenth century, one of the oldest in Bizkaia.
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 St. John the Baptist |
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Church of San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist)
This is a fine example of a traditional plain baroque church. Building began in 1742 on the site of the former chapel of San Juan, built from 1682 to 1685 near the Barbadún bridge, in the San Juan district. The church was built to a Latin design It has a nave with transepts and two side chapels and is covered by a saddleback roof. The interior consists of four sections and a quadrangular apse containing the high altar. The facade is formed by 3 sections. The first contains the entrance door in the centre and a third body comprised of two turrets at the ends, joined by a broken pediment crowned by a cross. The quadrangular windows, have modern stained glass. On the gospel side there is a chapel dedicated to St. Sebastian, belonging to the Marquis of Villarías and on the epistle side there is another, belonging to the Quadra-Salcedo family. The two are enclosed by fine wrought iron railings dating from the same time as the church, which bear the coats of arms of the respective families.
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 St. Nicholas of Bari |
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Church of San Nicolás de Bari (St. Nicholas of Bari)
Located in the Pobeña district, this church dates from 1750 and was built by Don Pedro de la Quadra, archbishop of Burgos. The plain Baroque building is rectangular in plan with a square front tower at the centre of the main facade, topped by a small four-pitched roof. It has a single nave, with a rectangular apse. Inside there are three altarpieces, depicting St. Nicholas, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Joseph.
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 Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Chapel |
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Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Chapel
The chapel stands in very scenic surroundings on a peninsula forming the harbour at Pobeña. According to a tradition recounted in a picture of the chapel, it was built around 1768, by local man Captain Pedro de Llano, to keep a promise he made after he escaped unharmed from a storm during a voyage from Havana to La Coruña. The chapel is popular among seafarers, who go there to observe conditions at sea and decide on the advisability of setting out, and to ask the Virgin Mary for her protection. The side chapels inside are dedicated to St. Nicholas and St. Bartholomew. The central altarpiece contains the image of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, a coloured carving from the 17th century.
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 Our Lady of the Assumption |
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Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Our Lady of the Assumption)
The chapel is in the La Rigada district. It was rebuilt after the civil war, though its predecessor was also a modern building. It is rectangular in plan, with a single nave and a polygonal apse. There is a belfry on the main facade. The main door to the church is on this side. It is covered by a porch, which extends out on either side. On the right-hand side there is a ball-court, which acts as a meeting place for this rural area.
Chapel of San José (St. Joseph)
Located in the district of Kobarón. It has a single nave and a saddleback roof. The only decorative feature are the two buttresses on the front angles.
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