Parroquia+de+San+Gines

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=his history= This parish church it was dedicated to St. Genesius of Arles,this parish may have been a hermitage. The first document that we have in the half of the second century XIV, a papal bull of innocent VI dating in 1358 it was so that should give alms to the church makes it "had robbed the sacristy the Moors and Jews".

In 1645 of the donation of seventy thounsand of ducats by Diego de San Juan, devout and wealthy patron and teacher Juan Ruiz built a new church. In this chapel has an image of Christ, executed by the sculptor Alfonso Vergaz, and became one of the most revered of the Villa.

This parish suffered three fires followed by many others restorations.In 1869, the municipaly of the capital, by the architect Jose Maria Aguila, decides to transform the north side, overlooking the Calle del Arenal, a path that was becoming one of the most important nineteenth-century Madrid.

Yet the work was finally carried. When finished, the appearance of the parish had changed dramatically. during the civil war (1936-1939), San Gines remained closed, except for some units that were used by the Republic as a military barracks. And suffered many rounds in the 40s and 50s and had to reform.

=description=

Has a significant art collection, but is reduced compared with that present in previous centuries.Highlight two altarpieces, which are: -Among the pictorial treasures of the chuch stand a canvas by Alonso Cano -The largest table chairs the altar by Francisco Ricci.

=curiosities=

In this parish was baptism Francisco de Quevedo and was married Lope de vega.  In the Chapel of Our Lady of Remedies figure since 1522 a large stuffed alligator at the foot of the Virgin. Both objects were placed around the room Alonso de Montalbán, an official at the service of the Catholic Kings. Legend has it that this is a gesture of thanks to the Virgin, following a miraculous event experienced by Montalban and his wife for use in Latin in 1499. A document from the time of the parish church of San Ginés file of the same Congregation of Our Lady of Remedios says:

"In the time of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando, one of the trips he made to the indies, Alonso de Montalban, his apartment, he returned,to Spain to with other gentlemen, arrived at Portobelo in search of food, and three times they embarked on a fierce marine cocodrile or alligator. Pursued by him, jumped out to kill him, and were leaning against a tree, near wich speared him and looking at the sky that saw Montalban on the branches of the tree to the most devout image of Our Lady with great brilliance and his admiration, bajaronla him and condujerola the boat, experiency their protection during the travel. This document is taken from the wiki! media type="custom" key="6237083"