PARROQUIA DE SAN JOSÉ

Villa de San Juan de la Rambla
- Arquitectura Religiosa. Iglesias -

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Building located south of Plaza Dom Nguez Reyes Afonso, which has been recently renovated. It was erected at the beginning of the 18th century although there is no exact date of the beginning of the works, these were completed in 1781, taking into consideration hermitage. Count on the help of the faithful to make funds for their maintenance. With the passage of time, various reforms have been carried out, such as the replacement of the original red clay tiles with flooring by modern materials alone, the graves attached to the chapel disappeared, the formerly rectangular windows were modified by semicircular openings with stained-glass windows, etc., in addition to the side door a niche-like hole was opened which currently houses the primitive image of San Jos. In the second half of the nineteenth century, the high gallery was built, built by Don Jos Oramas Hern ndez, a place reserved for privileged families attending the liturgy. For more than two centuries the original hermitage was part of the parish of San Juan Bautista, of San Juan de la Rambla, until the growth of the population made it rise in 1964 to the parish category. At present it is the center of the Catholic life of the municipality, being the center of all the employer celebrations.

Rectangular property and simple distribution, on one floor with a small sacristy attached to the head. The sloping roof is made of wooden structure with a coffered ceiling and knuckle with straps distributed over four waters with a curved Arabic tile finish.

To the east it is located on the main façade, the slender door with a semicircular arch shape stands out, with a canteen frame carved and supported by pilasters, carpentry of said opening is made of wood. On its side, crowning the façade, it is placed at the sword a of canter to topped with a small cover with a cross of canter, it contains in its vain of semicircular arch a bell.

On the side facade, a total of four openings were placed, all modified in previous reforms. In the center a rectangular door, with a frame of stone, is located below a niche with a semicircular arch where the original image of San Jos is located. The other openings are also shaped like a semicircular arch with stained glass windows.

To the west, the rear facade houses a wooden cross on a pedestal of canter a.

Inside, several elements stand out: the main altarpiece located to the west, the grandstand to the south and a wooden structure that houses the choir's gallery and various elements that make up the movable property of the parish. To the right of the main door is the holy water stack and attached to the northern part, next to the head, is the sacr ...