{"id":11921,"date":"2018-05-07T10:59:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T10:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.santjosep.net\/la-iglesia-sant-josep\/"},"modified":"2020-01-22T10:52:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T09:52:47","slug":"la-iglesia-sant-josep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.santjosep.net\/en\/la-iglesia-sant-josep\/","title":{"rendered":"Sant Josep church"},"content":{"rendered":"

This imposing fortified church is in the heart of the village of Sant Josep<\/strong>. St. Joseph is patron of the Universal Church and he is also the patron saint of our local church.<\/p>\n

After the conquest of Catalonia, the island was divided into 4 quarters<\/a>: the Salines quarter, the Portmany quarter, the Balansat quarter and the Santa Eul\u00e0ria quarter.<\/p>\n

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Picture from Enciclop\u00e8dia d’Eivissa i Formentera – Consell d’Eivissa.<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1726, the inhabitants of the southern part of Portmany (des Vedrans and Benimussa) asked the Archbishop of Tarragona<\/b> for permission to build a church and a cemetery in this southern part of the island, since the church located in what is now Sant Antoni de Portmany was a long way away, which made it difficult for them to carry out their religious worship<\/p>\n

It was the Archbishop of Tarragona, Manuel de Samaniego, who granted permission to build a new church.<\/p>\n

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In 1726 the parishioners began building the church of Sant Josep, under the direction of the master builder Pere Ferro, a native of Denia.<\/p>\n

The church was built between 1727 and 1731. Work began in 1727, but was interrupted in 1730, when Pere Ferro<\/a> was asked to collaborate in the reconstruction of the Dominican Convent of Dalt Vila, <\/b>which was damaged by a lightning that struck the powder magazine of the bastion of Santa Ll\u00facia. The church of Sant Josep was eventually completed a year later.<\/p>\n

The exterior of the church, whitewashed<\/b> in the Ibizan style, has a fa\u00e7ade and a belfry, with a large portico and two arcades: the front one has three arches<\/b>, and was built in the first half of the 19th century<\/b>, and the other one is located on the side and covers the main entrance of the rectory.<\/p>\n

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The imposing bell tower<\/strong> stands out from its fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

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Interestingly, this church is the only one on the island with a sundial, which can be seen on its fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

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The interior of the church consists of a main nave crowned with a semi-circular vault supported by five arches of the same shape, as well as several chapels on its sides.<\/p>\n

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The wooden pulpit decorated by Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1nchez Oca\u00f1a<\/b> in 1763 is still preserved, with its depictions of the mysteries. The only other features remaining from this early era are the image of the patron saint, the front of the main altar, an Ecco Homo<\/strong> oil canvas and the octagonal throne from 1762, which were all created by the same artist. S\u00e1nchez Oca\u00f1a is also credited with the images painted around 1761 of the Divine Shepherdess and the Virgin on the two ovals at the entrance to the “Fonda” chapel.<\/p>\n\n\t\t