page_title: Church of San Francisco Acatepec
section_title: Interior
hierarchical_section_title: Church of San Francisco Acatepec / Description / Interior
caption_attribution_description: Español: Interior del Templo de San Francisco Acatepec
context_page_description: Church of San Francisco Acatepec is a colonial religious building, characteristic of the Mexican Baroque architecture, especially recognized for its facade of Talavera mosaics combined with red brick. It is located in the town of San Francisco Acatepec in San Andrés Cholula, Metropolitan area of Puebla, in the state of Puebla, Mexico, and it was one of the first churches founded in the region.
  The church started to built in mid-16th century and was completed in 1760. The azulejos of the facade were made between 1650-1750 made with Talavera pottery.
context_section_description: The church has an interior with a decoration rich in golden mouldings and figures made with polychromy. The keystones to the arches and the corbels that interrupt the cornices are of particular interest, according to Toussaint.
  Like the portal, the interior has Baroque elements with a golden altarpiece on the altar. It has elements reminiscent of the Chapel del Rosario, also in Puebla, but interpreted in a popular way. Unlike the Church of Santa María Tonantzintla, its interior does not reflect the indigenous iconography so profusely.
  The golden reliefs of the interior are the characteristic of the interior; in the part of the choir stands out the abundance of polychromy. Ciancas said that ”the naïve and popular note given by countless defuras of little angels that populate the salomonic columns of the altars appears", which were renewed after a fire in the interior.
  Highlights the work with plaster with the Image of the Incarnation and the Birth of the Son of God, with elements of the Holy Trinity and a radiant sun. In the vault of the guide base lies the Holy Family. Other plaster images of the interior represent angels, cherubims, asexual children, as well as three golden reredos on the three walls, including the altar.
  The saints of the altarpiece are carved in wood and polychromed with the technique of the estofado. The pulpit also stands out for its shape, which also has a polychromed decoration.
  On the side arches we can see passages from the Gospels characterizing the attributes of the tetramorphs: Saint Matthew with an angel, Saint Mark with a lion, Saint Luke with a bull and Saint John with an eagle. The stained glass of the church is represented by the image of Saint Francis Of Assisi, the main advocation of the church.
caption: Interior of the Church of San Francisco Acatepec
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