A Renaissance-style building designated a National Historic-Artistic Monument in 1941.
Work began in 1533, by papal bull of Pope Clement VII, on the site of the Old Church of St George. Construction continued until 1780, based on the design by Jerónimo Quijano.
Bibliography
P. Segado Bravo (2006): La Colegiata de San Patricio de Lorca : arquitectura y arte, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia.