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Restoration works being carried out by Ferrovial Agroman<\/a> in a joint venture with the company Edificaciones Villanueva on the church of Santa Catalina, in the province of Badajoz, have uncovered Christian burial chambers dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The church project excavation works have also uncovered the remains of an earlier church, although this has still to be dated and classified by the Government of Extremadura.<\/p>\n

The church of Santa Catalina,<\/a> built in the 16th century opposite what is today the City Museum Luis de Morales<\/a>, is one of the oldest and most famous churches in Badajoz, and thus the site where illustrious people and members of the city\u2019s leading families were buried in the 17th and 18th centuries,<\/strong> following the traditions of the nobility.<\/p>\n

From an artistic point of view<\/strong>, the building marked the introduction of the Jesuit architectural style in the province of Badajoz following its renovation.<\/p>\n

The funeral structures which have to date been uncovered in Santa Catalina \u2013 only about half of the church\u2019s ground surface has as yet been dug up \u2013 are concentrated in the central nave of the church. This is formed by an \u201cL\u201d-shaped crypt<\/strong> reached via stairs where there are five funeral chambers, each subdivided into separate areas which were probably shared by families, in a similar way to a pantheon. The most notable chambers are those closest to the altar, no doubt belonging to the most prominent families or those contributing more money for church maintenance. The chambers are 1.7\u00a0m wide<\/strong>, about 1.5 to 1.6m<\/strong> in height, and approximately 5 m long.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the church transept, next to the crypt, two other chambers have been uncovered. These are more like trench graves, set aside for less important burials. They consist of several ossuaries,<\/strong> which were usually built to make space for new burials.<\/p>\n

Excavation is being done manually, removing layers of approximately 10 cm<\/strong> at a time. \u201cAlthough progress may seem slow, careful attention must be paid to changes in the colour on the ground, which could signal the presence of new structures, bones or ceramic material,\u201d explains Alejandro Rodr\u00edguez Santa, manager of the joint venture. \u201cThe archaeologist in charge prepares a monthly report for the Government of Extremadura\u2019s Heritage Department,<\/strong> detailing excavation works and findings. This process slows down project implementation, but guarantees proper conservation of a historical heritage which will subsequently be visited by many.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The project management team incudes technical staff from the municipal town council of Badajoz,<\/a> archaeological specialists from the Government of Extremadura<\/a> and members of the joint venture team who \u201conce the archaeological work is finished, will commence restoration and consolidation of the walls and paintings of the chapels\u201d says Javier Garc\u00eda, Deputy director of Madrid Building II and Extremadura, “as well as screen printing of the vault and conservation of the altar paintings”.<\/p>\n

The Ferrovial Agroman team church project , led by Juan Luis Junguito and Javier Garc\u00eda, is comprised by Alejandro Rodr\u00edguez Santa and Site Manager Pedro Carranza.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":6768,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","nivel-2":[1117,2092,1196,1198,1169],"nivel-5":[2148],"nivel-1":[896],"nivel-3":[1321],"nivel-4":[1800],"class_list":["post-6767","new","type-new","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nivel-2-building","nivel-2-projects","nivel-2-rehabilitation-and-conservation","nivel-2-restoration","nivel-2-works","nivel-5-ferrovial-construction","nivel-1-construction","nivel-3-spain","nivel-4-extremadura-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Christian burial chambers uncovered in the Santa Catalina church project in Badajoz Ferrovial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sala de prensa Ferrovial | \u00daltimas 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