The Church Del Carmen of Villanueva de la Jara !!!

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I found again older pics in previous older posts and really feel they deserve a post of their own, Oh well, I have written posts before on Villanueva de la Jara but need to tell you more. I thank you for reading me over these last 14 years! Therefore, this is my take on the Church Del Carmen of Villanueva de la Jara !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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It was a long road warrior day thru the province of Cuenca in the region of Castilla de la Mancha. We went south of Cuenca on national and local regional roads into the vast lands of Don Quijote, searching his dreams! We stop at Villanueva de la Jara, and found the church, The Church del Carmen was previously a monks’s convent of the Carmelites that began to be built when the Carmelite friars arrived from the nearby Desierto del Socorro, in La Roda, thanks to the efforts carried out by Santa Teresa de Jésus.

The Church del Carmen is an a Latin cross, with three naves, the main one and the lateral ones destined to shelter the devotional chapels, connected by a corridor. The central orange color dome with four medallions on the pendentives with saints of the Order, among them the great reformers: San Juan de la Cruz and Santa Teresa de Jesús. Notable in the center of the main altarpiece is the Gothic image of the Patron Saint of the town, the Virgen de las Nieves is seated, in a chair without arms. It is a round sculpture carved in wood, stuccoed, polychrome and gilded. There still inconclusive evidence but claims that the hermit Catalina de Cardona is buried here.

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We went a bit inside as service was rendered but did saw the Main Altar and the image of the Virgen de las Nieves, patron saint of Villanueva de la Jara. The presbytery is decorated with a baroque-style golden altarpiece and the central dome is ornamented with paintings that simulate nobler materials and forms with classic Carmelite iconography. The image of the Virgen de las Nieves 14C in Gothic style, this sculpture of round bulk carved in stuccoed, polychrome and gilded wood, represents the patron sitting in a chair, without arms, with the child also sitting on her following the medieval model of the throne of wisdom. The image presents, in her right hand, an apple, in turn, the child supports in his left hand the globe crowned with a Cross.

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A site on the footpaths of Santa Teresa de Jésus includes Villanueva de la Jara:  https://www.huellasdeteresa.com/cities/villanueva-de-la-jara/?lang=en

La Manchuela area on Villanueva de la Jara: https://lamanchuelaaldia.com/la-historia-religiosa-villanueva-la-jara/

The city of Villanueva de la Jara on its history :   https://www.villanuevadelajara.es/municipio/#jara

There you go folks, a wonderful deep town in the wonderful province of Cuenca, this is historical Villanueva de la Jara. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Del Carmen of Villanueva de la Jara !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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