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The restoration of the Church of San Francisco have been awarded to the company Murcia Azuche 88 SL with a budget of 732,084 euros.

The works to be carried out is aimed at consolidating the building and its suitability as a museum of Easter.

They are financed by the Regional Development Association of Northeast Region of Murcia, with funding from the European initiative with 661,200 euros Leader Approach

The company was awarded the work contract is required to run a minimum of four unemployed workers Yecla and one must be a woman, for a minimum period of five months.

It is a construction company specializing in the restoration and rehabilitation of heritage buildings and buildings of historical and artistic interest.

The planned measures include strengthening the structure of the building, under the covers, the restoration of the facade and constructing a tower attached to the church to allow the completion of an internal staircase to communicate the different floors.

It is also planned to urbanize the area in front of the church and build an underground building in this area, which will serve as a temporary exhibition hall and meeting rooms.

The Mayor of Yecla, Ortuño Marcos said that "the city of Yecla has made every effort in recent years to enable the restoration of a significant building for the city of Yecla, with great historical value and artistic heritage '

"Now there is no turning back. We achieved sufficient funding for works to be executed on schedule, with a company specializing in this type of action, based on a draft prepared by the architect Yeclano, Miguel Angel Muñoz Melero. The sum of all this guarantees us that the church of San Francisco again become historical and cultural landmark in our city, "said Mayor Yecla, Ortuño Marcos.

The church of San Francisco was built by the Franciscans in the late XVI, highlighting the magnificent belfry of the main facade, which rises above the rest of the building.

Its construction marked the germ of the present city.

With the construction of the Church of the Assumption (1512-1540) and the Franciscan Convent (1582-1612) formalized the backbone that has since served as a reference for the expansion of the urban fabric.

After years of neglect, was closed for worship in 1972 and a decade later was declared a Cultural, classified as a National Monument.

Predictably, by the end of next year 2013 will open its doors again, 41 years later, fully recovered for the historical and artistic heritage of Yecla, Museum of Holy Week.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla