Discover the history of San Sebastián Parish
Every Monday at 11:30 a guided tour takes you through four centuries of the church: the hermitage of 1541, the fire of 1936 and the rebuilding that gave it its present shape.
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- Monday to Friday
- 11:00 and 20:00
- Saturday to Sunday
- 11:00, 12:00 and 20:00
Sundays and holy days of obligation: 11:00, 12:00 and 20:00
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News
The Neocatechumenal Way catecheses begin
Mondays and Thursdays at 20:30 in the parish halls, entrance at Calle Huertas 2.
Holy Week 2025 programme
The parish’s Holy Week timetable, from Palm Sunday, 13 April, to Easter Sunday, 20 April.
Children’s catechesis begins
A letter to families inviting children to catechesis, on Fridays at 18:30 in the parish halls.
Sacraments and parish life
To ask for a sacrament, come to the parish office or call 628 206 864. Confessions half an hour before every Mass, and on request.
Adult catechesis
Catechesis for young people and adults who want to get to know the faith or rediscover it, with the parish’s Neocatechumenal Way communities.
- Year
- 2026–2027
- When
- Mondays and Thursdays, 20:30
- Ends
- Closing retreat, 11–13 December
- Where
- Huertas 2
Baptism
We walk with families who ask for baptism for their children and with adults who wish to be baptised.
First Communion and Confirmation catechesis
Catechesis for children preparing for their First Communion and Confirmation.
Post-Confirmation
For young people who have been confirmed and want to keep growing in their faith.
Marriage
Preparation for couples who wish to marry in the Church.
Caritas
Help for people and families in the neighbourhood who need it.
History
Almost five centuries of history on Calle de Atocha: from a small hermitage in 1541 to a church destroyed in the Civil War and rebuilt in 1959, with an archive that includes Cervantes, Lope de Vega and Bécquer.
- 1541Cardinal Juan de Tavera orders a hermitage dedicated to Saint Sebastian to be built.
- 1578The church designed by the master builder Antonio Sillero opens for worship.
- 1936The church is burned and bombed. The historical archive is saved.
- 1959It reopens, rebuilt by Francisco Íñiguez Almech with its new octagonal plan.
- 1969Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, a protected heritage site.
Visit us
Where
Calle de Atocha, 39
28012 Madrid
Office and archive: Calle Huertas, 2
Metro Antón Martín (line 1)
Opening hours
Mornings, 9:30 – 13:00
Evenings, 18:00 – 20:30
Parish office
Monday to Friday
11:45 – 13:30
Calle Huertas, 2
Phone 628 206 864
Contact
parroquia@sansebastianatocha.com
Instagram: @parroquiasansebastianatocha
Archive: archivo@sansebastianatocha.com