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MC continues with its defense of the heritage of Cartagena promoting policies aimed at its protection and revaluation.
In this case, the object of interest of the formation cartagenerista is the basilica of Our Lady of Charity.
Thus, during the next municipal plenary, MC will present a motion, for discussion and approval, in order to request CARM to initiate the appropriate procedures that will lead to the declaration of Cultural Interest of this religious temple, guaranteeing Thus their degree of protection.
Yesterday, the councilman of the area of ​​Culture and Heritage of the City of Cartagena, Ricardo Segado (MC), moved to the Basilica of Charity to verify, in situ, the patrimonial wealth that houses the temple and document it, thus grounding this just claim .
Segado was accompanied by the president and spokesman of MC, Jesus Giménez;
And MC coordinators of the Culture and Heritage areas, Ignacio Borgoñós and María Dolores Ruiz, respectively.
During the visit, members of MC confirmed the advisability of initiating the steps that guarantee BIC's declaration for La Caridad, based on the singularity of the building, its history and the works that it treasures.
According to Segado, "this is a jewel of the heritage of Cartagena that we must protect, so from MC we are going to propose that it be BIC.We are talking about a much loved and respected construction in the city, a temple where there is worship, but , Above all with a great patrimonial value consisting of the important pictorial legacy that Manuel Wssel de Guimbarda left there, as the 'Triptych of the Assumption', added to the chapels of the Souls and Communion, sculptures by Juan Porcel, the 18th-century Neapolitan image of the Virgen de la Caridad and the constructive work of Tallarie. "
Neoclassical style
The temple, of neoclassical style and circular silver, was inaugurated in 1893, contributing the important advance for the time of having a metallic structure like support of the great dome that owns.
In addition, La Caridad shelters a particular artistic binomial with the contributions of the author of the project, Tomás Eduardo Tallarie, and the Spanish-Cuban painter Wssel de Guimbarda.
It has a three-axle facade, pilasters and a curved pediment in the central cloth.
It has, in addition, circular plant and conserves elements of the old church of century XVIII.
On the other hand, it gives shelter to a significant number of works of Wssel de Guimbarda, among which they find the triptychs of the Assumption and the Immaculate;
The canvases of Santa Teresa and San Juan de Dios, and the paintings of Santa Clara and San Agustín.
Likewise, the four evangelists painted on the chapels of the chapel of the Animas or the Four Saints of Cartagena stand out from the high altar.
Since 2012, the temple has the title of `Basilica Menor', granted by Pope Benedict XVI.
Source: MC
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