Archeological Crypt of Saint Vincent

Visigothic small temple that was part of the Episcopal Ensemble built over the ruins of the Roman Forum public buildings. According to tradition here was located San Vicente's jail and after that a cemetery would be found. It has a Latin cross structure with independent ships and barrel vaults. In its original construction (VI-VIII centuries)  it was attached to the Visigoth cathedral of the time, part of the episcopal enclosure.

From the ninth century it was reconverted into private baths in the frame of the Muslim palatal enclosure. A port in the northern arm is practiced, the head is partially destroyed and an outdoor oven for hot room is installed, the cruiser was turned into warm room and the cold room and the lobby are located at the foot. At the end of the ninth century it suffered a fire that ravaged the building practically. In the tenth century the building was renovated, disabling the oven and building a staircase in the central nave.

After the Reconquista - reconquest- (1238), king James I ordered the construction of a chapel in honor of San Vicente Martir at the place.

Pedro Guitardo, cantor in 1426, ordered to be bury in the prison of Saint Vicent, where they had built a chapel in honor of the Saint and his master Saint Valero. The house that housed the jail was then called House of Dignity and was the home of the Cantor.

In recent times some interventions have been done, by an agreement between the Valencia City Council and the Cathedral Chapter, to create a museum for understanding the Visigoth church and to work in the reconstruction of the chapel (1998).

The archaeological Crypt of Saint Vincent represents, as no other, the succession of religions and cultures that have shaped the history and personality of the city of Valencia through its history.