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By AndaluNet on 08/06/2018

The oldest church in Seville is in the popular district of Triana and it is the parish of Santa Ana. The construction of this church dates back to the thirteenth century and according, It is collected in a wall of the building, was created as an offering to Santa Ana for the cure of eye disease that afflicted the King Alfonso X El Sabio.

Declared of Cultural Interest, the parish of Santa Ana was fortified because of the Seville where he was. Triana's not forget that at that time was a land populated outside Sevilla.

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Due to the passage of time and the incidents caused by earthquakes in the area in the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries the church has undergone several reconstructions and renovations. At present, the church has 3 doors. The door of the Gospel, the only preserved Gothic-Moorish design, the door of the Epistle, the simplest, and the front door, which it is divided into two bodies of neoclassic.

Within the artistic heritage of the parish stands out the Altarpiece which was restored ago 8 years old. In addition to this great work, include others such as the size of the Virgen de la Victoria, the Cristo del Socorro, a processional custody and a processional insignia.

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Today it is considered one of the monuments you have to visit Sevilla, While most people know her by name Triana Cathedral. Name given because of the belief that, centuries ago, I restore a bishop of Seville based within its walls.