Iglesia de San Bernardo

The Iglesia de San Bernardo is a Baroque-style church located in the historic center of Palencia, a city in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. It was built from 1598 onwards as part of a monastery for nuns who were Carmelites, and later Cistercians. It is designated a Monumento Histórico Artístico. Originally, it was a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Candles, with two sacred images, one in the main altar and another by the entrance.

The church housed the image of the Virgin of the Street, the patron of Palencia, for centuries. The image on the entrance was known as the Virgin of the Street and received veneration from travelers. Architect Diego de Praves built the interior according to Baroque classicist or Escurialense canons. The interior is simple and austere, alternating brick-enfoscado walls with regular sillarejo in visually prominent areas. The church facade, a surviving example of Renaissance style with Manierist influences, features a large arch that forms the entrance, rich decoration of casetones in the intrados, and two deteriorated reliefs depicting the Evangelical scene of the Anunciation. The church is located in the center of Palencia city, near Calle Mayor.

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