Santa María del Naranco

The church of St Mary at Mount Naranco (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco) is a Roman Catholic church in Oviedo, northern Spain. It was built in 848 as a royal palace for King Ramiro I of Asturias.[1] It was changed into a church during the 13th century.[2] Santa María church is an example of Asturian pre-Romanesque architecture.[3] In 1985 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[4] It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1885.[5] The Church of St Mary at Mount Naranco was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.[6]

Church of St Mary at Mount Naranco
Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco (in Spanish)
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Basic information
Location Oviedo, Spain
Geographic coordinates 43°22′44.5″N 5°51′57.5″W / 43.379028°N 5.865972°W / 43.379028; -5.865972Coordinates: 43°22′44.5″N 5°51′57.5″W / 43.379028°N 5.865972°W / 43.379028; -5.865972
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Province Asturias
Year consecrated 848
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Inactive
Heritage designation World Heritage Site
Website Official website
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Pre-Romanesque
Direction of façade O
Specifications
Length 20 metres (66 ft)
Width 10 metres (33 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Type: Cultural
Criteria: i, ii, vi
Designated: 1985 (9th session)
Reference #: 312
State Party: Spain
Region: Europe and North America
Spanish Property of Cultural Interest
Official name: Santa María del Naranco
Type: Non-movable
Designated: 24 January 1885
Reference #: RI-51-0000047

Gallery

Santa María Del Naranco Media

Related pages

References

  1. Agnieszka Drewno; et al, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Northern Spain (New York: DK Publishing, 2009), p. 92
  2. James Maxwell Anderson, Spain, 1001 Sights: An Archaeological and Historical Guide (Calgary, Canada: University of Calgary Press; London: Robert Hale, 1991), p. 136
  3. Agnieszka Drewno; et al, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Northern Spain (New York: DK Publishing, 2009), p. 38
  4. Policy and Law in Heritage Conservation, ed. Robert Pickard (New York; London: Spon Press, 2001), p. 269
  5. Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain. (Spanish)
  6. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).

Additional reading

  • James Fergusson, A history of architecture in all countries, Book VII: Spanish and Portugal ISBN 0-548-16204-2
  • Lorenzo Arias Paramo, 'Geometría y proporción en la arquitectura prerrománica asturiana', Actas del III Congreso de Arqueología Medieval Española, Universidad de Oviedo, pp. 27–37

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