RT Journal Article
T1 The Ancient miḥrāb of the Friday Mosque in Ronda (Malaga,Spain): Historical Evolution and Future Perspective
A1 Marcos-Cobaleda, María
A1 Ramírez-González, Sergio
K1 Parroquia de Santa María de la Encarnación la Mayor de Ronda
K1 Civilización musulmana - Ronda (Málaga)
K1 Retablos barrocos
AB The aim of this article is to analyse the material remains of the ancient miḥrāb of the Friday Mosque in Ronda (Malaga, Spain), preserved in the present‐day church of Santa María de la Encarnación la Mayor, and to propose preservation and valorisation measures to bring these remains to light. After the Christian conquest of Ronda, the church of Santa María de la Encarnación la Mayor was built on the site of the former Friday Mosque. In the 16th century, an altarpiece featuring niches and wall paintings was built, covering the plasterworks of the ancient miḥrāb. The primitive altarpiece was replaced by a Baroque one in the 17th century (El Sagrario altarpiece). At the beginning of the 20th century, the remains of the ancient miḥrāb and the 16th‐century altarpiece were discovered while preparing the space for burial sites. Since then, a section of the plasterworks was recovered, although part of them remains covered by the 17th‐century altarpiece. In this article, we analyse in detail the remains of the Islamic plasterworks that coveredthe qibla wall and the ancient miḥrāb, and propose a series of preservation and valorisation measures aimed at restoring these remains, without damaging the 17th‐century altarpiece.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38823
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/38823
LA eng
NO Marcos Cobaleda, María y Ramírez González, Sergio: “The Ancient miḥrāb of the Friday Mosque in Ronda (Malaga,Spain): Historical Evolution and Future Perspective”, Ars 14: 63, 2025, pp. 1-21 .
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026