While we were in Frigiliana, we made a visit to the Church of San Antonio. It is a small church, but quite nice. It is billed as a good example of Mudéjar style. As Wikipedia describes this style:
Mudéjar (Spanish: [muˈðexaɾ], Portuguese: [muˈðɛʒaɾ]; Catalan: mudèjar [muˈðɛʒəɾ]; Arabic: مدجن, translit. mudajjan, "tamed; domesticated")[1] refers to an architecture and decorationstyle in (post-Moorish) Christian Iberia that was strongly influenced by Moorish taste and workmanship, reaching its greatest expression in medieval Aragon, Andalusia and the city of Toledo. The distinctive Mudéjar style is still evident in regional architecture, as well as in music, art, and crafts, especially Hispano-Moresque ware, lustreware pottery that was widely exported across Europe.
In this particular church, it seems to be a mashup of Moorish, and Baroque. Lots of gilt surfaces in this place.
One thing I've never seen in another church is the collection of masks of the apostles in the case below Christ carrying the cross. Kinda spooky.
At the other end of the transept we find Mary in her mourning dress standing over the case with the effigy of Christ.
The altar is lovely and here you can see the islamic influence in the design on the wall behind the figure of Christ and in the floor in front of the altar.
On the same side of the transept as Mary is Saint Anthony.
The lights on either side of the altar are of an interesting design and apparently in silver.
Toward the back of the church we find some arches that really show the islamic influence in the designs.
At the very back of the church, nearest the street, is the baptismal font and an interesting iron chandelier hanging over it.
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