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Church of the Holy Saviour of Priesca
Iglesia de San Salvador de Priesca (Spanish)Basic information Location Villaviciosa, Spain
Geographic coordinates 43°29′6.5″N 5°21′31.3″W / 43.485139°N 5.358694°WCoordinates: 43°29′6.5″N 5°21′31.3″W / 43.485139°N 5.358694°W Affiliation Roman Catholic Province Asturias Year consecrated 921 Ecclesiastical or organizational status Church Architectural description Architectural type Church Architectural style Pre-Romanesque Holy Saviour of Priesca (Spanish: Iglesia de San Salvador de Priesca) is a Roman Catholic pre-romanesque church, located in Priesca, next to Villaviciosa, Asturias, northern Spain. Only a few kilometres from the Church of San Salvador de Valdediós, it is amongst the latest examples of Asturian architecture.
Architecture
With Alfonso III dead and the kingdom of Asturias divided among his sons, Asturian pre-romanesque architecture entered its last stage. Consecrated on September 24, 921, it has the architectural and decorative reference of the model laid down by the Church of San Julián de los Prados.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, it underwent several reconstructions, altering especially the structures adjoining the vestibule, by communicating them with the side aisles. In 1936, during the Spanish civil war, the original roof burned but it kept most of its sculptured decoration and original paintings.
References
- Dodds, Jerrilynn (1990). Architecture and Ideology in Early Medieval Spain. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0271013257.
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)2nd Period (791 to 842)3rd period (842 to 866)Church of Santa María del Naranco • Church of San Miguel de Lillo • Church of Santa Cristina de Lena4th period (866 to 910)5th period (910 to 925)Church of San Salvador de PriescaInfrastructure La FoncaladaMajor figures Minor arts Spiritual legacy Kingdom of Asturias (718–925) - Asturian architecture Categories:- 920s architecture
- 10th-century church buildings
- Churches in Asturias
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