Iglesia de los Santos Juanes, Valencia

Santos Juanes is a Catholic church situated in the Mercat neighborhood of Valencia. It is referred to as the Royal Parish of Saint Johns or Saint John of the Market because it is located next to the Central Market and faces the Llotja de la Seda building.

In the 13th century, a mosque was replaced by a Gothic-style church. Fires in the 14th and 16th centuries led to reconstructions. The final Baroque-style reconstruction was completed in 1700. It was situated in the Boatella neighborhood, a working-class area outside the town walls, where some Morisco people lived.

The main facade of the church still retains a blocked-up circular window, which was part of the previous church's rose window. The square exterior of the apse, facing the square, features a central niche adorned with a stucco statuary group of the Virgin of the Rosary, attributed to Jacopo Bertesi. This group depicts the Virgin and Child, with the Child's hand on a globe, surrounded by rays, angels, and cherubs.

Other entrances display symbols representing John the Baptist (a lamb) and John the Evangelist (an eagle). In the center, there is a clock tower, and the roofline is adorned with statues of the Juanes: the Baptist, the Evangelist, and Saints Francesco Borgia and Luis Bertrán. This facade is rich in intricate iconography, including a lamb on top of a book with five seals.

The interior of the church features statues depicting the 12 tribes of Israel, also created by Bertesi, as well as large ceiling frescoes portraying various themes of the Church Triumphant, painted by Antonio Palomino. Unfortunately, the church interiors, including the frescoes, suffered damage from arson during the Spanish Civil War.

There are masses from Monday through Saturday at 5:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m. On Sunday, the main worship times happen every hour, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., then again at 6:30 p.m.