Toledo, España
Coordinates: 39.853473, -4.025554
San Sebastian is a redundant church in Toledo, Spain.
Converted into a church after 1085 Christian conquest of area. Renovated several times but original interior structure remains.
Building now used as a concert & exhibition hall.
Bell tower built in 15th century shows characteristics of former minaret.
Ruins of Arab Baths of Tenerías remain lower below on slope.
Archeological research shows that the building was originally constructed as a mosque in the 10th century, and enlarged in the 11th century.
The mosque was called Al-Dabbagin, sometimes transliterated as Adabaquín.
It was close to the former city gate called “Bab-al-Dabbagin” also known by its Spanish name as “Puerta de los Curtidores” (gate of the tanners)
It was also close to the baths now known by the Spanish name Baños de Tenerías.
Some time after Toledo was fallen in 1085 the building became a church, belonging to one of six parishes where Alfonso VI of León and Castile permitted the use of the Mozarabic rite.
The architectural reconstruction dates from the late 12th or 13th century.
The church as it now remains shows the characteristics of the Mudéjar (muslims of al-Andalus) architectural style, with rich Arabic decorations.
The tower of the church shows characteristics of the former minaret that stood in its place and is from the 15th century.
