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The cemetery, at the union of Huertas and San Sebastian streets, has disappeared and is now replaced by a flower shop. In this cemetery
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The archives of the church over the centuries have kept biographical data on numerous figures of renown, including:
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The Chapel of Our Lady of Bethlehem, known as the "chapel of the architects", was built in 1693 with
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are buried here. The chapel is to the right of the entrance, protected by a crystal gate.
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The name arises from a devotional chapel (ermita) which was found along the route to the
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is buried. It also was the site of the ghoulish incident after the burial of actress
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between 1595 and 1598. The tower was built in 1612 by Lucas Hernández. During the
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Buildings and structures in Cortes neighborhood, Madrid
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News item in EL MUNDO about the procession of San Blas
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16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
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between 1943 and 1959. In 1969, it was declared a "
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