History of Saints Justo and Pastor children
The history of the temple dates back to the Roman Hispania , the so-called Great Persecution of Christians during the reign of Diocletian ( 284-305 ) . In this context, produces the martyrdom of Saints Justo and Pastor , with seven and nine years of age , are executed in 304 Complutum outside refuse for his opposition to Christianity.
In the place where they were executed , and accepted Christianity in the empire , stands a shrine to house his remains at 414 . During the Visigothic period became a cathedral , and its bishops appear in the various councils of Toledo from the sixth century . In 1053 Alcala ( or rather the castle of Alcala la Vieja) was conquered by Ferdinand I of Castile. The following year the reconquer Muslims , destroying the cathedral retaliation , forcing the Mozarabic to move to Guadalajara and being sent the remains to the present province of Huesca ,until in 1118 the city was reconquered and rebuilt the temple in 1122 . However, the Archbishop of Toledo Raymond of Sauvetat get, thanks to his friendship with Pope Urban II did not restore the Diocese of Alcalá , in 1129 and obtained the donation of land Alcala and the archbishopric of Toledo from Alfonso VII .
Archbishop Carrillo (1446-1482) rebuilt the church and rises to the level of collegiate . At the time of Cardinal Cisneros (1495-1517) was awarded the title of the lecture and projects the current building , constructed between 1497 and 1514 in Gothic style typical of that stage. The cover features flamboyant features , the tower was built between 1528 and 1582 , receiving its current appearance in 1618 , while the processional cloister and the chapel of San Pedro are incorporated in the set in the seventeenth century .
In 1904 the Master 's National Monument . During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) the church is on firelosing virtually all its treasures , saving some bars and chairs from the old choir. In 1991 the diocese of Alcalá restored and is elevated to the status of cathedral - master , recovering complutense that diocese that was from the V century until 1099.
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