Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana)

Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana) is a church in the parish of Bedriñana, Asturias, Spain. It dates to the 9th century and was declared a national monument in 1931.[1][2]

Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana)
43.50044°N 5.43832°W / 43.50044; -5.43832
LocationAsturias
Country Spain
DenominationRoman Catholic

Architecture

The nave was built in the tenth century. Four of the original windows above the nave survive. Significant additional expansion occurred in the 12th-13th centuries and again in the 16th. In 1916, additional improvements were made to the building for use as a school.[2]

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See also

References

  1. "Iglesia San Andres de Bedriñana - Ayuntamiento de Villaviciosa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. Ruiz Fernández, María Nieves (2007). "La restauración de la iglesia de San Andrés de Bedriñana". LINO REVISTA DE ARTE (in Spanish). Universidad de Oviedo. 13: 153–159. ISSN 0211-2574. Retrieved 19 September 2013.

Further reading

  • Vicente A. Álvarez Areces (2007). Intervenciones en el patrimonio cultural asturiano (in Spanish). Consejería de Cultura y Turismo. p. 597. ISBN 9788484592228., discusses the 2004-2006 restoration effort
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