17th c. Baroque.

The Church of the Society is located beside the Literary University. It was built by the Jesuits in the 17th century. At the end of the 18th century, when the order was expelled from Spain, it became the University chapel and the façade images, representing St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier, were disfigured in order to represent St. Peter and St. Paul. It houses a valuable baroque high altarpiece.

The building is now used actively as an exhibition hall and seat of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela's Orchestra.

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Church of Compañía or University Church

Igrexa da Compa

Igrexa da Compañía ou da Universidade

Igrexa da Compañía ou da Universidade

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Location

Praza da Universidade, Santiago de Compostela, 15703

Present use

Exhibition hall (secularised church).

Telephone

881 811 000

Schedule

VISITABLE. Open: depending on exhibitions.

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