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Cultural property in Colunga, Spain
Church of Saint James of Gobiendes
Iglesia de Santiago de Gobiendes (in Spanish)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceAsturias
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusChurch
Year consecrated9th century
Location
LocationSpain Gobiendes, Spain
Geographic coordinates43°28′1.1″N 5°14′19.7″W / 43.466972°N 5.238806°W / 43.466972; -5.238806
Architecture
TypeChurch
StylePre-Romanesque
Specifications
Length26 metres (85 ft)
Width12 metres (39 ft)
Width (nave)8.6 metres (28 ft)

Saint James of Gobiendes (Spanish: Iglesia de Santiago de Gobiendes) is a Roman Catholic pre-romanesque church, located in Gobiendes, next to Colunga, Asturias, Spain. It was built during the reign of Alfonso II of Asturias, its structure is typical of pre-romanesque Asturian architecture.

It underwent through an important remodeling in 1853, being further restored in 1946 and in 1983.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Arias Paramo 1992, p. 32

References

Pre-romanesque art in the Kingdom of Asturias
  • Pre-Romanesque art in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 925, the period of the rise and extension of the Kingdom of Asturias.
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