The history of the church of San Francisco y San Eulogio

The iglesia de San Francisco y San Eulogio is a Catholic temple in the city of Córdoba. Founded by the Castilian king Fernando III in the 13th century, the king founded the convent of San Pedro for the Franciscans after conquering the city in 1236. It was declared a cultural heritage monument in 1982. The 18th-century renovations significantly altered its medieval appearance into a Baroque style.

While it serves as a parish church today, the temple once housed a significant collection of paintings by 18th-century Cordoban artists and was home to more than a hundred friars. The convent was secularized during the desamortizaciones of the 19th century and turned into a cloth and chair factory.

The claustrum was partially demolished, with materials used for the construction of the café Gran Capitán and a house in Écija. The building was converted into the parroquia de San Francisco y San Eulogio in 1877, taking over the heritage of the church of San Nicolás de la Axerquía.

The church of San Nicolás de la Axerquía, which ceased to exist in 1877, is among the archives of the temple.

The restoration of the old San Pedro el Real convent complex took place in two phases: from 1990 to 1997 and from 2003 to 2007. The project, designed by architect Juan Jiménez Povedano, was funded by the Junta de Andalucía.

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