Church of Santiago de Gobiendes

Coordinates: 43°28′1.1″N 5°14′19.7″W / 43.466972°N 5.238806°W / 43.466972; -5.238806
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Church of Saint James of Gobiendes
Iglesia de Santiago de Gobiendes Template:Es icon
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceAsturias
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusChurch
Year consecrated9th century[1]
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) [1]
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, beingly further restored in 1946 and in 1983.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Arias Paramo 1992, p. 32

References

  • 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. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)