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Church of St. Michael of Lillo San Miguel de Lillo (in Spanish) Samiguel de Lliño (in Asturian)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Inactive
Year consecrated	848
Location
Location	Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
Geographic coordinates	43°22′49″N 5°52′6.2″W / 43.38028°N 5.868389°W / 43.38028; -5.868389
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Pre-Romanesque
Completed	842
Specifications
Direction of façade	SSE
Length	12 metres (39 ft)
Width	10 metres (33 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv, vi
Designated	1985 (9th session)
Parent listing	Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Reference no.	312-001
Region	Europe and North America
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name: Iglesia de San Miguel de Lillo
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	24 January 1885
Reference no.	RI-51-0000046
Website
Official website

St. Michael of Lillo (Spanish: San Miguel de Lillo, Asturian: Samiguel de Lliño) is a Roman Catholic church built on the Naranco mount, near the Church of Santa María del Naranco in Asturias. It was completed in 842 and it was consecrated by Ramiro I of Asturias and his wife Paterna in the year 848. It was originally dedicated to St. Mary until this worship passed to the nearby palace in the 12th century, leaving this church dedicated to Saint Michael. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

It originally had a basilica ground plan, three aisles with a barrel vault, although part of the original structure has disappeared as the building collapsed during the 12th or 13th century. Nowadays, it conserves its western half from that period, together with several elements in the rest of the church such as the fantastic jambs in the vestibule or the extraordinary lattice on the window of the southern wall, sculpted from one single piece of stone.

Gallery

• Side view, San Miguel de Lillo
• Floor plan, San Miguel de Lillo
• Occidental façade, San Miguel de Lillo
• Window, San Miguel de Lillo
• Frame of door, San Miguel de Lillo

See also

• Asturian architecture
• Catholic Church in Spain
• Rose window

References

• Moffitt, John F. (1999). The arts in Spain (in Spanish). London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20315-6.
• de Selgas, Fortunato (1908). Monumentos ovetenses del siglo IX (in Spanish). Nueva Impr. de San Francisco de Sales. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06.
• 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 978-84-604-1916-7. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

External links

• Media related to Church of San Miguel de Lillo at Wikimedia Commons
• NOTICIAS de la parroquia - Parroquia Sta Maria Naranco

v t e Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
UNESCO World Heritage Site
312-001: San Miguel de Lillo 312-002: Santa María del Naranco 312-003: Santa Cristina de Lena 312-004: Cámara Santa de Oviedo 312-005: Basilica of San Julián de los Prados 312-006: La Foncalada

v t e 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.
Architecture	1st period (737 to 791) Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís Church of San Juan Apóstol y Evangelista 2nd period (791 to 842) Cathedral Basilica of San Salvador Pilgrimage church of Santiago de Compostela Church of San Tirso Church of San Julián de los Prados Church of Santa María de Bendones Church of San Pedro de Nora Church of Santiago de Gobiendes Cámara Santa of Oviedo 3rd period (842 to 866) Church of Santa María del Naranco Church of San Miguel de Lillo Church of Santa Cristina de Lena 4th period (866 to 910) Church of San Salvador de Valdediós Church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón 5th period (910 to 925) Church of San Salvador de Priesca
Infrastructure	La Foncalada
Major figures	Beatus of Liébana Tioda
Minor arts	Cruz de la Victoria Cruz de los Angeles Agate box
Spiritual legacy	Camino de Santiago Codex Cavensis
Kingdom of Asturias (718–925) Asturian architecture

v t e World Heritage Sites in Spain
For official site names, see each article or the List of World Heritage Sites in Spain.
North West	Caves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Roman walls of Lugo Route of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) Tower of Hercules
North East	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests Caves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon Pirineos - Monte Perdido Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin Route of Santiago de Compostela San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries Vizcaya Bridge
Centre	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches Burgos Cathedral Old Town of Cáceres Historic Walled Town of Cuenca Monastery and Site of El Escorial Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija Las Médulas Monastery of Saint Mary of Guadalupe Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin Route of Santiago de Compostela Old City of Salamanca Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct Siega Verde Historic City of Toledo University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
East	Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, Tarragona Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Palmeral of Elche Poblet Abbey Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin Silk Exchange in Valencia Works of Antoni Gaudí
South	Alhambra, Generalife and Albaicín, Granada Cathedral, Alcázar and General Archive of the Indies, Seville Dolmens Site of Antequera Doñana National Park Historic Centre of Córdoba Madinat al-Zahra Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin
Balearic Islands	Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture Prehistoric Sites of Talayotic Menorca
Canary Islands	Garajonay Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains San Cristóbal de La Laguna Teide National Park
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• Architecture
• Catholicism
• Spain

• 9th-century churches in Spain
• World Heritage Sites in Spain
• Churches in Asturias
• Buildings and structures in Oviedo
• Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias
• 9th-century establishments in Spain
• Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias
• 848 establishments
• Religious buildings and structures completed in the 840s