The Oratorio de la Santa Cueva is a church composed of two chapels,[1] one superimposed above the other,[2] adjacent to the Holy Rosary church in Cádiz.
It was restored by the Veracruz-born priest, Don José Sáenz de Santa María,[3] who also commissioned Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ for performance in the lower chapel.[4]
- ^ "The Oratorio of the Sacred Cave". January 15, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Jaffe, Jane Vial. "The Seven Last Words of Christ for string quartet". Parlance Chamber Concerts. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Carlos Prieto The adventures of a cello 2006 "The munificence of our Veracruz-born priest, Don José Sáenz de Santa María, was not solely restricted to reconditioning the Santa Cueva and commissioning music from Haydn. At his own expense, he ordered the construction of an oratory
- ^ Dennis Shrock, Samuel Roberts Noble Presidential Professor of Music and Director of Graduate Choral Studies University of Oklahoma Choral Repertoire; p. 366 - 2009 "Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze was first composed in 1785 for orchestra alone and for performance on Good Friday 1786 at the church of Santa Cueva in Cádiz, Andalusia. Haydn later arranged it for string quartet and"