Santa María del Naranco

palace, Cultural Interest Asset

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)
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceAsturias
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusInactive
Year consecrated848
Location
LocationOviedo, Spain
Geographic coordinates43°22′44.5″N 5°51′57.5″W / 43.379028°N 5.865972°W / 43.379028; -5.865972
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
Architectural stylePre-Romanesque
Specifications
Direction of façadeO
Length20 metres (66 ft)
Width10 metres (33 ft)
Official name: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Designated1985 (9th session)
Reference no.312
State PartySpain
RegionEurope and North America
Official name: Santa María del Naranco
TypeNon-movable
24 January 1885
RI-51-0000047
Website
Official website

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  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. (in Spanish)
  6. "Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España". Sobreturismo.es. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2014-10-06.

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