The majestic neoclassical façade of this church welcomes the visitor who comes in search of the protection of the archangel custodian of Cordoba, Saint Raphael.
The church was built at the end of the 18th century on top of a smaller one erected in 1652; both on the site where Father Andrés de las Roelas had his house, to whom tradition tells that the Archangel appeared to him in 1578 and swore to take care of Cordoba and its inhabitants. From this story comes the name of the Oath, by which this church is also known.
On the façade, Saint Raphael shares the limelight with Saint Acisclo and Saint Victoria, martyrs and patrons of the city, whose remains were found in the Basilica of Saint Peter, and whose authenticity was corroborated by Saint Raphael himself in another of his apparitions to Father Roelas.
The interior houses an image of San Rafael carved in 1735 by Gómez de Sandoval, and in the small square there is a baroque-style communal fountain built in 1809.
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