• CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA
  • The church
  • The Front Façade
  • The Abbot's tower
• CHURCH OF SAN JUAN
  • 1st Period
  • 2nd Period
  • 3rd Period
  • The Rerados Pieces

CHURCH OF SAN JUAN: The Rerados Pieces

The church of “San Juan” has several interesting reredos pieces, all made from the 16 th century on. The most outstanding one is the “Retablo Mayor” (main reredos). It is utterly baroque and its making was begun at the end of the 17 th century. It was placed on the central apse at the end of the same century. “San Juan Bautista” (“the Baptist”) appears sitting and presiding over all the scene; “San Antón” is on the right side and “San Julián” on the left.

“San Juan Evangelista” (the Evangelist) appears in the middle of the central part of the reredos. We can see two relief pieces on the lower bench. The one on the left represents the “Flagellation” and on the right, we can see the “Thorn Crowning”. The are two other relief pieces on the upper bench. The “Prayer in the Garden of Olives” is on the left and “The Fall on the Way to the Calvary” is on the right.

The reredos pieces at the lateral apses are both Neoclassic, from the end of the 18 th century. The one on the right is about “Santiago” (“Saint James the Greater”) and the one on the left is about “San Andrés” (Saint Andrew).

Ayuntamiento de Laguardia
Guardiako Udala
© 2005