The Dos Hermanas City Council and the Archdiocese of Seville have signed the free cession of a 27,000 square metre plot in Entrenúcleos. The project will include an educational centre and a temple that will be the second largest in the capital of Seville, only behind the Cathedral.
The E-7 plot in Entrenúcleos already has a spiritual owner. The mayor of Dos Hermanas, Francisco Rodríguez, and the archbishop of Seville, José Ángel Saiz Meneses, signed the agreement for the free cession of land exceeding 27,000 square metres this Thursday. A new educational centre and a temple will be built there, which, due to its size, will become the second largest in the province, surpassed only by the Cathedral of Seville.
The event, held at the Nazareno Town Hall, also saw the presence of the general secretary and chancellor of the Archdiocese, Isacio Siguero. The land, classified urbanistically as educational equipment land, will allow the Church to develop a project that aims to be "a reference for the educational and ecclesial community of Seville," according to sources from the Archdiocese.
A temple designed for prayer and community
The archbishop described the future temple as "a modern church, where people, upon entering, feel moved to prayer." Saiz Meneses emphasised that the project goes beyond architecture: "In the ecclesial sphere, it embodies very well the vocation of service to others," he stated. He also highlighted that "the political vocation is also one of service to others," in a nod to institutional collaboration.
The plot, of more than 27,000 square metres, will not only house the temple. The complex will include an educational centre that will meet the needs of one of the areas with the highest urban and demographic growth in the province. Entrenúcleos, the expansion area of Dos Hermanas, adds new residents every month, and the demand for educational and religious services grows at the same pace.
"This project, the result of excellent relations between the City Council and the Archdiocese, will mark a new milestone in the development of our expansion area and the entire city," said Mayor Francisco Rodríguez.
The Nazareno mayor emphasised "the cooperation between institutions" as "key to the progress of a society," and thanked the archbishop for "his involvement with the Nazareno population."
An educational and ecclesial reference in southern Seville
The future temple will not be just any temple. With its dimensions, it will rank as the second largest in Seville, only behind the Cathedral, which is the third largest Catholic church in the world. For the residents of Entrenúcleos and the rest of Dos Hermanas, the project represents a qualitative leap in facilities. "It will be a reference in the province of Seville and Andalusia," Rodríguez predicted.
The cession of the plot concludes an administrative procedure that allows the Archdiocese to begin planning the works. Although there are no specific dates yet, the Archdiocese assures that the project "will respond to the pastoral, educational, and social needs" of the area. For the residents of Entrenúcleos, who have been demanding more services for years, the news comes as a relief: they will not only have a school nearby but also a space for worship and gathering that, due to its size, will put Dos Hermanas on the ecclesiastical map of Andalusia.
And while the city grows at a crane's pace, the offer of public facilities does not always keep up. With this agreement, the City Council kills two birds with one stone: it cedes land at no cost and guarantees a service that would otherwise take years to arrive. That said, with a touch of grandeur — 27,000 square metres — that will make the new temple hard to overlook.
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