Santa María del Naranco
Roman Catholic church and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Oviedo, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The church of Saint Mary at Mount Naranco (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco; Asturian: Ilesia de Santa María'l Narancu) is a pre-Romanesque Asturian building on the slope of Mount Naranco situated 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Oviedo, northern Spain. Ramiro I of Asturias ordered it to be built as a royal palace, part of a larger complex that also incorporated the nearby church of San Miguel de Lillo, 100 meters away. The palace was completed in 842 and had in part a religious function, being consecrated in 848. Its structural features, such as the barrel vault—with transverse ribs corresponding one-to-one with contraforts at the exterior, make it a clear precursor of the Romanesque construction. The exterior decorations, as well as the use of stilted arches, mark the intended verticality of the composition.
Church of St Mary at Mount Naranco Iglesia de Santa María del Naranco (in Spanish) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Asturias |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Inactive |
Year consecrated | 848 |
Location | |
Location | Oviedo, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 43°22′45″N 5°51′58″W |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Pre-Romanesque |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | O |
Length | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Width | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Official name: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, vi |
Designated | 1985 (9th session) |
Reference no. | 312 |
State Party | Spain |
Region | Europe and North America |
Official name: Santa María del Naranco | |
Type | Non-movable |
Designated | 24 January 1885 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000047 |
Website | |
Official website |
It was declared a Monumento Nacional on 24 January 1885.[1] Along with all other national monuments of Spain, it was classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural in June 1985. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1985.