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Utrera. Fachada de la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Church

In 1731, a group of boys would walk through the streets singing the rosary “more for childish entertainment than true devotion”. Gradually, more people joined them until the Confraternity of the Servites was founded. The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is the architectural gem of the Confraternity.

Utrera. Detalle de la puerta del Convento de la Purísima Concepción
Purísima Concepción Conventual Church

The Barefoot Carmelite Convent of the Conception was founded in 1577 by Francisco Álvarez de Bohórquez and his wife, Catalina de Coria. The convent was opened in 1580.

Fachada principal del palacio de san telmo
Palace of San Telmo

The Palace of San Telmo was built in 1682 to house the Seminary College of the University of Mareantes. In 1849 it became the residence of the Dukes of Montpensier, who completed the north tower and built the entrance to the hallway, the east wing and the ballroom.

Edificio completo de la iglesia de san vicente con la torre detrás y árboles por delante del edificio
Church of San Vicente Mártir

This is one of the many Gothic-Mudejar churches that were built within the town walls during the 14th century, although this is one of the churches that was most reformed and extended in the following centuries, especially between the 16th and 19th centuries.

Imagen de la fachada de la iglesia de san nicolás de bari donde se ve la puerta de entrada y dos azulejos de imágenes religiosas a ambos lados de la misma
Church of San Nicolás de Bari

The Church of San Nicolás de Bari was one of the parishes founded after the reconquest by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248. It was originally Gothic-Mudejar and in the 18th century it would be rebuilt as a baroque building.

Fachada del convento de santa isabel con la fuente delante de la puerta principal
Convent of Santa Isabel

The convent of Santa Isabel was founded in 1490 by Ms Isabel de León and was the headquarters of the Order of Saint John.

The origin of this order dates back to the 11th century, with the foundation of the Order of Malta, when the nuns helped pilgrims and the sick in hospitals.

Imagen frontal del interior de la capilla de la orden de los terceros donde se ve las imágenes religiosas que componen el altar
Capilla de la Orden Terceros

This wonderful Franciscan Third Order chapel, adjacent to the church of San Pedro de Alcántara, is located on Cervantes Street in Seville.