Collegiate Church of Osuna

Español: La colegiata de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción es un templo católico de la localidad de Osuna, en la provincia de Sevilla, (España). Su construcción se inició alrededor de 1531 y constituye un ejemplo destacado de arquitectura renacentista en España y un símbolo religioso y cultural de la población de Osuna, que contiene numerosas obras de destacadas de artistas como José de Ribera, Juan Martínez Montañés, Luis de Morales, Hernando de Esturmio, Juan de Mesa, Roque Balduque o Juan de Zamora. Fue declarado Bien de Interés Cultural en 1931.

English: The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria de la Asuncion of Osuna is a Catholic temple built in the sixteenth century in the town of Osuna, province of Seville, (Spain). It was founded by Juan Téllez-Girón, 4th Count of Ureña. It was declarated Bien de Interés Cultural (Good of Cultural Interest) in 1931. The interior has a nave and two aisles, five chapels and a presbytery. The interior of the church has a rich Renaissance decoration. It has a beautiful Baroque main altar, made throughout the eighteenth century, and the chapels on the sides are all very attractive. In the interior, the huge sacristy is now a museum that exhibits a magnificent collection with five paintings by José de Ribera (El Españoleto) and a carving by Juan de Mesa. There is a Pantheon of the Dukes on a lower level that was built in Plateresque style in 1545 and contains a small chapel with an altarpiece attributed to Roque Balduque, a paint of Hernando de Esturmio, and the tombs of the Dukes of Osuna.