Church of Santiago de Gobiendes

Church of Saint James of Gobiendes Iglesia de Santiago de Gobiendes (Spanish)
Basic information
Location	Gobiendes, Spain
Geographic coordinates	43°28′1.1″N 5°14′19.7″W / 43.466972°N 5.238806°W / 43.466972; -5.238806Coordinates: 43°28′1.1″N 5°14′19.7″W / 43.466972°N 5.238806°W / 43.466972; -5.238806
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Asturias
Year consecrated	9th century[1]
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Pre-Romanesque
Specifications
Length	26 metres (85 ft)
Width	12 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" (in Spanish). Actas del III Congreso de Arqueología Medieval Española (Oviedo: Universidad de Oviedo): 27–37. ISBN 8460419169. http://books.google.com/?id=2diqpqpbMeMC&pg=PA27. Retrieved 2009-05-31.