Capilla de San Ildefonso

Today: Capilla de San Ildefonso, Alcalá de Henares

Place: Alcalá de Henares
Kind: Church
Built: c. 1501 to 1516
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Not checked

The church of the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso, built by Pedro de Gumiel and finished in 1510, though 1516 is also given; its façade was carved by Juan Ballesteros between 1599 and 1601. It holds the marble tomb of Cardinal Cisneros that Domenico Fancelli began in 1518, though his remains lie in the cathedral. It was restored from 1941 after war damage.

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