Iglesia Parroquial de San Roque de Benicalap
The Iglesia Parroquial de San Roque stands at Plaça Nova de l'Església 2, a local icon in a neighborhood that blends Valencian history with 20th‑century ambition. This neorrománico church, begun in the early 1900s, carries influences from other historicist styles, a signature of its era. The project was entrusted to José Camaña Laymon, a recognized figure in Valencia’s eclectic generation. The first stone was laid on March 19, 1903, in a ceremony led by the vicario general of the Diócesis de Valencia. Early worship began in the Capilla de la Comunión, where the image of the Virgen del Rosario graced the altar, and generous parishioners helped haul and excavate as construction continued. …
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