mare de déu del rebollet

MARE DE DÉU
DEL REBOLLET
History of the building
The church where the Virgin of Rebollet is worshipped
and the convent of which it formed a part were built to
house the Oliva Franciscan community who resided in
the Nuestra Señora del Pino convent (in the current
district of San Antonio) from the mid-15th century. Like
the castle at Rebollet, it was devastated by the
earthquake that struck the area in 1598. The new
convent and its church were built on land given by the
6th Count of Oliva (7th Duke of Gandía), Carlos Francisco
de Borja-Centelles y
Upper windows
ƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŚĞĐŚƵƌĐŚŝŶƚŽĂǁŝŶĞƌLJ͕ŝƚǁĂƐŶŽƚƵŶƟůϭϴϱϯƚŚĂƚ
it was acquired by eleven farmers and members of the
Third Franciscan Order. Two years later (1855), worship
was reinstated and the Virgin of Rebollet was moved from
the Santa María parish church. The former convent would
ďĞĂĐƋƵŝƌĞĚƐŽŵĞLJĞĂƌƐůĂƚĞƌďLJƚŚĞZĞǀĞƌĞŶĚ:ƵĂŶĂƵƟƐta Escrivá Llorca, who sold it in 1902 to the Carmelite
Sisters of St Joaquina Vedruna for use as a school (use that
ŚĂƐůĂƐƚĞĚƵŶƟůƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĚĂLJͿ͘
/ŶϭϵϯϬƚŚĞƚĞŵƉůĞǁĂƐĂīĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĚĞŵŽůŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
belfry and Communion Chapel on the south façade, for
ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ ŽĨ ĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞͲƌŽƵƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ
EĂƟŽŶĂů,ŝŐŚǁĂLJϯϯϮ͘
Central nave
Velasco, outside the walls of the town near the north
wall, facing one of its gates (the Portal del Molino).
/ƚƐĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŵƵƐƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶǀĞƌLJƌĂƉŝĚ͕ĂƐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
stone was laid in 1599 and on 4 October 1606 (the Feast
of St. Francis of Assisi) the site was opened and the
image of the Virgin of
Rebollet moved from the Counts’ Palace to the new
Photo of the Virgin of
Rebollet (12th-13th century)
ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ
works throughout the 17th century - for improvement
ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŶĞǁŚĂƉĞůŽĨ
the Virgin. The latest of these works, in 1683, coincided
with a major architectural project that would culminate
in the early 18th century with the original church being
ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ͘tŝƚŚƚŚĞĞĐĐůĞƐŝĂƐƟĐĂůĐŽŶĮƐĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨDĞŶĚŝnjĄďĂů ;ϭϴϯϱͿ͕ ƚŚĞ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐĂŶƐ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ
became state property. Sold to a private individual who
ter walls - as can be seen in the extension of masonry on
ƚŚĞĂĚŽďĞƐƚŽŶĞǁŽƌŬ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂŶĞǁĂƉƐĞƚŽ
the west nave. The roof of the nave is barrel vaulted with
blocked windows and arches supported by pillars topped
with composite capitals. The transept vault, which is
square with side chapels and taller than the nave, is reinĨŽƌĐĞĚ ďLJ ďƵƩƌĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂƌĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ
south façade between the adobe wall and the back wall.
dŚĞ ƐŚĞůůƐ ĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƉĂŝŶƚĞĚ ŚĞƌĂůĚŝĐ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
windows of the transverse arches are of ornate geometric
ĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶ͘DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ƚŚĞǁĂůůƐŽĨƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐŝĚĞĐŚĂƉĞůƐĂƌĞĚĞĐŽƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚsĂůĞŶĐŝĂŶƟůĞƐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐŽĨƚŚĞůĂƐƚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞϭϳƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘ůƐŽŽĨŶŽƚĞŝƐ
the high chancel at the entrance, where some sketched
ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƐƟůůƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ͘
KĨƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝƐƚŚĞĂƉƐĞǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐũŽŝŶĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ
temple sanctuary. Square with two small, rectangular side
rooms of lesser height (reached by doors in the main
façade to the altar), it has a small dome on shells and
ƚƌĂŶƐǀĞƌƐĞ ĂƌĐŚĞƐ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĨƵƐĞ ƉĂŝŶƚĞĚ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶ
that also extends to the imposts and part of the walls. It
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ƉůĂŶƚ͕ ŇŽƌĂů͕ ŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĮŐƵƌĂƟǀĞ
ŵŽƟĨƐ͘ ZĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ŶĂŬĞĚ͕ ǁŝŶŐĞĚ͕ ĨƵůůbody angels; others with head and wings, and some with
ŽŶůLJŚĞĂĚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚƌĂǁŶĨĞŵĂůĞĮŐƵƌĞƐĂŶĚďŝƌĚƐ͘
The decor of the dome’s intrados is arranged in a radial
ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚĞŝŐŚƚĐĞŝůŝŶŐƌŽƐĞƩĞƐƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚďLJŵĂŶLJ
ŽƚŚĞƌĨĂƐĐŝĂƐǁŝƚŚƉůĂŶƚĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐŽŶǀĞƌŐĞŽŶƚŚĞ
View of the dome
ĐĞŶƚƌĂůƌŽƐĞƩĞ͘KŶĞĂĐŚĐĞŝůŝŶŐƌŽƐĞƩĞ͕ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝƐƵƐĞĚ͕ǁŝƚŚĂƉƌĞĐŝƐĞŚŝĞƌĂƌĐŚLJ͗ĞůŽǁ͕
two angels point their lances at the two sides of a face or
mask; in the centre and on the front, the torso of a
ĨĞŵĂůĞ ĮŐƵƌĞ ĞŵĞƌŐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ŇŽƌĂů ĐŽƌŽůůĂ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ Ă
basket with fruit between two birds; and above, the head
ŽĨĂǁŝŶŐĞĚĂŶŐĞů͘dŚŝƐĞŶƟƌĞĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞƌĞƉĞƌƚŽŝƌĞŚĂƐ
ĐůĞĂƌ ĨŽƌŵĂů ĂŶĚ ƐƚLJůŝƐƟĐ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌŝƟĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉŝĐƚŽƌŝĂů
ŽƌŶĂŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐĞĞŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞsĂůĞŶĐŝĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϳƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͘tĞ
ƐĞĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ƉĂƌĂůůĞůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŝŶƚĞĚ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
vault and dome of the Santa María de la Valldigna Royal
Monastery church and the intrados of the dome above
the front presbytery of the church at Font d'en Carros.
Detail of the altar
WĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĂƌƟƐƟĐǀĂůƵĞƐ
dŚĞŵŽƐƚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚƌĞŵĂŝŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞϭϳƚŚĐŚƵƌĐŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJĂƌĞƵŶĚŽƵďƚĞĚůLJƚŚĞƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŽĨ
south and west perimeter walls, made using a mud technique with layers of brick. Of these, a 32-metre stretch of
the south wall remains that is of 5m average height and in
ǁŚŝĐŚĂƉĞƌƚƵƌĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƉŝƌĞĐĂŶƐƟůůďĞƐĞĞŶ͘
dŚĞ ǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ ƐĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ůĂƚĞƌ
ƌĞŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ ǁŽƌŬ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƉƐĞ͕
also retains some of this type of masonry at the joint with
ƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚǁĂůů͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽŝƐ
of stone blocks. It is also likely that the dividing wall of the
church with the convent and the main façade in the
ƐƋƵĂƌĞƐƟůůƌĞƚĂŝŶƚŚŝƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŵĂƐŽŶƌLJ͘
Apart for the adobe walls, almost all of the current church
dates from major refurbishment work carried out
between the late 17th century and early 18th century,
ǁŚŝĐŚƉƵƚƐŝƚĮƌŵůLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞsĂůĞŶĐŝĂŶĂƌŽƋƵĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘
dŚĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŶĂǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƵƚͲŽī ƐŝĚĞ
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MARE DE DÉU DEL REBOLLET
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CHURCH
OPENING
TIMES
La Safor - València - Spain
3
1
Mare de Déu del Rebollet
WINTER - Monday to Saturday
18.30
Sunday
9.30/12.30
SUMMER - Monday to Saturday
19.00
Sunday
9.30
2
Santa Maria
WINTER - Monday to Friday
8.00 / 19.30
Saturday
19.30
Sunday
8.30/11.30/19.30
SUMMER - Monday to Friday
8.00
Saturday
20.30
Sunday
8.30/20.30
4
Sant Roc
WINTER - Monday to Saturday
19.00
Sunday
11.30/19.00
SUMMER - Monday to Saturday
20.00
Sunday
11.30/20.00
5
Ermita Sants Antonis
6
5
4
6
2
1
4
1
Museums
1
2
3
4
5
6
MUSEUM
OPENING
TIMES
3
2
7
ĂƐĂDĂLJĂŶƐDƵƐĞƵŵ͘ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽĸĐĞŽĨƚŚĞDƵs/D;ϭϴƚŚͿ
džŚŝďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂĐƚŽƌsŝĐĞŶƚĞWĂƌƌĂ
Ethnology Museum and Library (15th-18th C)
Archeological Museum (18thC)
Roman oven
Condal de Oliva Palace Tower-Museum
Casa Mayans
3 Ethnology Museum
4 Archeological Museum
1
8
Monday
Closed
Tuesday to Saturday
10.00-13.30
16.00-19.30
Sunday
11.00-13.30
5
Churches & Shrines
1
Mare de Déu del Rebollet Convent (12th-13th C)
2
Santa Maria Church (17th-18th C)
Santa Maria Crypt
Sant Roc Church (18th-19th C)
Sants Antonis Shrine
Sant Vicent Shrine Portal
Monges Clarisses Convent
Sant Francesc Church
3
4
5
6
7
8
Archaeology Museum - Tel: 96 285 46 28
Casa Mayans - Tel: 96 285 12 53
Ethnology Museum - Tel: 627 493 688
Outline of old town wall
recorregut · recorrido · tour
Raval Morisco
Casa Abadia (17th-18th C)
2 Alzina Well
3 Tossalet del Doix
4 Calle de La Hoz
1
la vila
recorregut · recorrido · tour
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Vila Comtal
Alonso Square
Portal of the Virgin Mary
Tower of the City Wall (16th C)
Mayansiana Classroom (18th C)
Condal de Oliva Palace Tower-Museum
Centelles Palace Window (16th C)
Town Hall Square
Calle del Molino.(Enginy. 15th-16th C)
Calle de les Moreres
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Casa Mayans Museum
5
Roman Oven
Municipal Buildings
2:00 h
el raval
Tourist routes
1:30 h
2
recorregut · recorrido · tour
Castle-Fort
6
Condal de Oliva
Palace Tower-Museum
Thursday
10.00 - 13.45
Gerreria - Pinet
Sant Vicent Shrine Portal
Sants Antonis Shrine
3 Vista Hermosa Square
4 Ganguis Square
1
Fridays
10.00 - 13.45
Library
Viewing point/panoramic views
2:00 h
el raval
Casa Mayans - Tel: 96 285 12 53
Theatre
2
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10.00
7
Convent Monges Clarisses
Monday to Saturday
9.00
Sunday
9.30
8
Sant Francesc
WINTER - Monday to Friday
19.00
Saturday
20.00
Sunday
12.00/18.00
SUMMER - Monday to Friday
19.00
Saturday
20.00
Sunday
12.00/18.30
Virgen del Carmen (Beach)
Virgen del Carmen, nº 42
WINTER - Sunday
11.00
SUMMER - Monday to Friday
20.00
Saturday
19.00/20.00
Sunday
9.30/11.00