Iglesia Parroquial de San Idelfonso
The church was built on the site of the farm's former mosque, which was destroyed during the recent siege of Granada. In 1522, Don Sancho of Castile, Duke of Gor, ordered the construction of the first church. He had been the Duke of Gor and tutor to the son of the Catholic Monarchs, Prince Juan of Aragon, until the unfortunate heir turned twelve. After fulfilling this duty, he played a key role in the signing of the Capitulations of the Monarchs with Boabdil. Among the rewards he received from the Monarchs was the full payment of 'Andaraxamel', which means 'Era of the North Wind' in Spanish.
Following the death of the first Duke of Gor, his heir undertook the first renovation of the church, which had fallen into a state of disrepair due to heavy rainfall and subsequent earthquakes. The work took place between 1561 and 1568, when the church was officially consecrated to Saint Leander of Toledo. The first Lord of Gor introduced veneration of his illustrious countryman to the town 75 years earlier, following the conquest of Granada.
In 1610, a master builder named Vico inspected the structure, which was in a precarious state. However, due to a lack of resources, only the leaking roof was repaired. This urgent but unimportant restoration preceded the work carried out in 1625 by master builders Francisco Potes and Martín de Escobar. Master Potes is known to have supervised the second floor of the Palace of Carlos V from 1619 until his death in 1639.
Martín de Escobar, the carpenter who built the coffered ceiling, is also renowned for his work on the churches of San Ildefonso, Santiago (now the Service Doméstico) and San Gil in Granada. The latter was located next to Plaza Nueva and was demolished after the French invasion, during which it was devastated. He also built the coffered ceiling of the Iglesia de San Bartolomé in the Albaicín. The largest renovation of the church was carried out under the direction of master builders Juan Sarabia and Juan Martín; it was lengthened to the left and enlarged by a yard and a half in elevation. This extension can currently be seen at the junction of the central and small naves. The main altarpiece, originally from the Church of San Miguel in the Albaicín district, was commissioned from Tomás Morales, a disciple of Siloé, and took him two years to complete between 1559 and 1561.
Two centuries later, when the church was enlarged, the ecclesiastical authorities ordered the crucifix to be transferred to the Church of Peligros, which happened in 1755. The beautiful crucifix, located to the right of the main nave, dates from the late seventeenth century and is attributed to José de Mora. It is located on Calle Brasil
Location
Located in Calle Brasil.