The Arc of San Lorenzo is located at the crossroads of the streets Almendros Aguilar and Madre de Dios in Jaén, Spain. Built between the 13th and 14th centuries as part of the former Church of San Lorenzo, the structure was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1877. Its interior houses Moorish tilework and paneling, as well as a small chapel that served as the first chapel of the Seminario Conciliar de Jaén, founded in 1620.
History records that the arch may have hosted the wake for Fernando IV "The Summoned" following his death in 1312. Consequently, prayers for the dead have been held in the arch during funerals for the city's bishops for centuries. The site also holds historical significance as the place where Maximiliano of Austria, the uncle of Carlos I, was baptized in 1555. It currently houses an association called Amigos de San Antón.
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