Palace of Bertemati

The Palace of Bertemati is the new House of the Church of the Asidonia-Jerez Diocese in southern Spain. It is a baroque building, founded by the family Sopranis-Davila on century XVIII. Constructed on the most inner slope of the channel of the Stream, they are two intimately united houses, product of a single project. With the declivity of the family Davila at the beginning of century XIX this great construction underwent numerous transformations dividing itself in two properties. The greater one would happen to be property of Jose Bertemati, a retailer who would make fortune and political prestige in Jerez, transforming it towards the new neoclassic tastes. The other, that makes corner with the present street Jose Luis Diez, after several unfortunate purchases, was transformed into an eclectic house where spaces Frenchified with other neonazaries are mixed.

Finally both properties would return to be united under the auspice of Monsignor Bertemati, who would yield them to the diocese for use of the Sisters of Immaculate Mary in 1942.

The Restoration began in 2002 and finalized in 2006 taking place the transfer to the new Seat. Monsignor Monteiro de Castro was inaugurated by the Apostolic Nuncio and the bishop of the diocese Don Juan del Rio Martin the 8 of December 2005.

The recovery of this historical building is one more a sample of the interest of the Church in the conservation of the historical, artistic, cultural patrimony.

Also seen

* [http://www.diocesisdejerez.org/ Obispado Diócesis de Asidonia-Jerez]
* [http://www.diocesisdejerez.org/Seminario/ Seminario Diocesano Asidonia-Jerez]