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Iglesia de Sant Joan

Atypical Temple (S. XVIII), built next to an ancient chapel

  • Altar mayor de la iglesia de Sant Joan, en Ibiza
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Telephone 971 320 000 (parroquia de Sant Vicent)
Adress Sant Joan, s/n.
Municipality Sant Joan de Labritja
Area Sant Joan
Postal code 07810
  • La fachada principal de la iglesia de Sant Joan destaca por los colores blanco y amarillo
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  • Nave de la iglesia de Sant Joan, al norte de Ibiza
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  • Capilla honda de la iglesia de Sant Joan de Labritja
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  • Escalera del coro de la iglesia de Sant Joan
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  • Porche anexo a la iglesia de Sant Joan
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  • Cúpula de la capilla honda de la iglesia de Sant Joan
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The church of Sant Joan was built in the eighteenth century and is an exception in the architecture of temples Pitiusan because it look like the temples in the peninsula.

The church is attached to a chapel built a few years earlier, in 1720, on land donated by Antoni Marí to attract more farmers to work the land because until that moment, to attend religious services, they moved through tortuous paths to Santa Eulalia or Sant Miquel.

 

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Altar mayor de la iglesia de Sant Joan, en Ibiza

Photo: Xescu Prats

When the ecclesiastic hierarchy decided to build the new temple, a few years later, the neighbors refused to be built in another place where the chapel was Mila. The solution was not the most pleasing to the authorities, but residents, who were those who would build the church with his own hands, imposed their criteria. The temple was completed in 1770 and five years later, with the creation of the Diocese of Ibiza and the arrival of the first bishop, Manuel Abad y Lasierra, became parish.

 
Timetable
The church is usually open during most of the day. If is closed, you can ask for the key at Cafe Vista Alegre. Service: Sunday 11:30
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  • Altar mayor de la iglesia de Sant Joan, en Ibiza
    Photo: Xescu Prats
How to arrive
Take the road from Ibiza to Santa Eulalia. After 6 kilometers, you have to take a crossroads on the left. At the next roundabout take the exit on the right (road direction Sant Joan). After 6 km you will reach the village. The church is on the main street, opposite the town hall.
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