Eixample Tarragona , Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Església de Sant Agustí / Church of Saint Augustine
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 26, 2022
1. Esglesia de Sant Agusti / Church of Saint Augustine Marker
(Catalan:)
Església de l'antic convent dels Jesuïtes, iniciada l'any 1576, d'estil renaixentista i barroc classicista. Després de l'expulsió dels Jesuïtes l'any 1780, va passar a mans de l'ordre dels Agustins.
Iglesia del antiguo convento die los Jesuitas, iniciada en el año 1576, de estilo renacentista y barroco clasicista. Después de la expulsión de los Jesuitas en el año 1780, pasó a manos de la orden de los Agustinos.
A church in the former Jesuit monastery, built in 1576 in a classic Baroque and Renaissance style. Following the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1780 it passed to the Augustine order.
Église de l'ancien couvent des Jésuites, de style Renaissance et baroque classique, dont la construction commença en 1576. Après l'expulsion des Jésuites en 1780, elle passa aux mains de l'ordre des Augustins.
Erected by Ajuntament de Tarragona.
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Location. 41° 6.966′ N, 1° 15.333′ E. Marker is in Tarragona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Eixample Tarragona. Marker is on Rambla Vella, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rambla Vella 12, Tarragona, Cataluña 43003, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roman Circus Stands (within shouting distance of this marker); Ángel Barceló Vallvé (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Casa del General / House of the General (about 180 meters away); Amphitheater (about 210 meters away); Josep Alsina Amorós (about 210 meters away); Antoni Rovira i Virgili (about 210 meters away); Estanislau Figueres i Moragues (about 210 meters away); La Audiència Provincial / La Audiencia Provincial / The Provincial Court (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarragona.
Also see . . . History - Església de Sant Agustí (Església de Sant Agustí).
"Jesuits arrived at Tarragona after Cardinal Gaspar Cervantes de Gaeta’s instructions. The Cathedral statehouse gave permission to the building of the church, which started the works in 1576, after Cardinal Cervantes death. It was a slow construction due to economical(Submitted on May 17, 2022.)circumstances, although Archbishop Antoni Agustí Albanell strongly pushed the work forward. It is believed, its official opening was in 1584 – without being completely finished. The church belonged to the Company of Jesus (it was part of the novitiate house) and blessed under the invocation of the Three Wise Men following Cardinal Cervantes’s devotion."Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 26, 20222. Església de Sant Agustí / Church of Saint Augustine Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here in the lower right corner of the front of the church.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
