Church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón
Saint Adrian of Tuñón Santo Adriano de Tuñón(in Spanish) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Asturias |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Church |
Year consecrated | 891 |
Location | |
Location | Santo Adriano, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 43°17′29.9″N 5°58′49.9″W / 43.291639°N 5.980528°WCoordinates: 43°17′29.9″N 5°58′49.9″W / 43.291639°N 5.980528°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Pre-Romanesque |
Specifications | |
Length | 14 metres (46 ft) |
Width | 10 metres (33 ft) [1] |
The Church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón[pronunciation?] (Spanish: Iglesia de Santo Adriano de Tuñón) is a Roman Catholic Pre-Romanesque church in the village of Tuñón, Asturias, Spain dedicated to Saint Adrian.
The church is located on the bank of the , next to an old Roman road. Founded on January 24, 891, by Alfonso III of Asturias and his wife as a monastery church, it went through large transformations at the beginnings of the 12th century. It was declared a Spanish national monument in June 1931.
Architecture[]
The church stands on a classic basilica ground plan, although in the 17th and 18th centuries it was extended with a nave structure at the western end, and a bell gable.
Decoration[]
Mural paintings were rediscovered in the 20th century. The fresco paintings in this church are the only remains of Mozarabic painters' work in an Asturian art workshop.
See also[]
- Asturian art
- Catholic Church in Spain
Notes[]
- ^ Arias Paramo 1992, p. 32
References[]
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- Arias Paramo, Lorenzo (1992). "Geometría y proporción en la arquitectura prerrománica asturiana". Actas del III Congreso de Arqueología Medieval Española (in Spanish). Oviedo: Universidad de Oviedo: 27–37. ISBN 84-604-1916-9. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- Fernández Conde, Francisco Javier; Pedregal Montes, María Antonia (1995). "Santo Adriano de Tuñón: Historia de un territorio en los siglos de transición". Asturiensia Medievalia (8): 79–110. ISSN 0301-889X.
- Jordá Pardo, Jesús Francisco; Carmen Cabo; Gema Elvira Adán Alvarez (1991). "Excavaciones arqueológicas en Santo Adriano de Tuñón ( Santo Adriano, Asturias )". Boletín del Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos (in Spanish). 45 (137): 357–396. ISSN 0020-384X.
- Mªdel Carmen MARQUEZ URIA (1977) Nº 90-91, Sto.Adriano: Las excavaciones del conde de la Vega del Sella[permanent dead link], p. 431-446
- 9th-century churches in Spain
- Churches in Asturias with Pre-Romanesque work
- Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 891