Oratorio de la Santa Cueva

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva in Cádiz

The Oratorio de la Santa Cueva is an underground church in Cádiz.

It was restored by the Veracruz-born priest, Don José Sáenz de Santa María,[1] who also commissioned Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ for performance in the cave.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Carlos Prieto The adventures of a cello 2006 "The munificence of our Veracruz-born priest, Don José Sáenz de Santa María, was not solely restricted to reconditioning the Santa Cueva and commissioning music from Haydn. At his own expense, he ordered the construction of an oratory
  2. ↑ Dennis Shrock Samuel Roberts Noble Presidential Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Choral Studies University of Oklahoma Choral Repertoire - Page 366 - 2009 "Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze was first composed in 1785 for orchestra alone and for performance on Good Friday 1786 at the church of Santa Cueva in Cádiz, Andalusia. Haydn later arranged it for string quartet and"

Coordinates: 36°32′01″N 6°17′43″W / 36.5335°N 6.2954°W / 36.5335; -6.2954

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