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Parish church of Peñíscola, formerly dedicated to the Virgen del Socorro, located in the historic center. It combines Gothic tracery from the 15th century with sculpted corbels and a door of Romanesque tradition. It stands out for its link with the Borja house, since Bishop Alonso de Borja, future Pope Calixto III, was consecrated there.

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Parish church of Peñíscola, formerly dedicated to the Virgen del Socorro, located in the historic center. It combines Gothic tracery from the 15th century with sculpted corbels and a door of Romanesque tradition. It stands out for its link with the Borja house, since Bishop Alonso de Borja, future Pope Calixto III, was consecrated there. It has Gothic tracery from the 15th century in part of its factory and door of Romanesque tradition (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1%C3%ADscola). Before it was known as the Church of the Virgen del Socorro (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1%C3%ADscola). In it, Alonso de Borja, future Pope Calixto III, was appointed bishop (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C3%B1%C3%ADscola).

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