Santarrufina

The history of this one hundred year old shop close to the Puerta del Sol dates back to 1887, when it was founded by Pablo Arteaga and his partner, a priest called Don Maximiliano, under the name of Casa Arteaga. It was devoted to the sale of religious articles. Pablo died in 1924 and its name was changed to Casa Clero. After being closed for a period during the Civil War, its former employees, José Santarrufina and Francisco Hera, reopened it under its current name.

The Molina Salazar family owns this emblematic business in Madrid.

Its original facade remains in excellent conditions especially the showcase’s decoration made by Matías Melchor who was the decorator of the banners and scrolls of the house. They sell all sort of religious items, silver or gold objects, ornaments, fabrics...and still produce liturgical organs following the same elaboration processes of the XVII century.