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The Church of San Pedro Apóstol (
The church, with a design plan consisting of three naves and a horn, presents two distinct construction phases. It preserves both the apse and the brick anteapse from its original construction in the 13th century. The rest of the church's construction was rushed in the middle of the 16th century. The interior roofing, constructed to accommodate the new naves, was made with wood and attached to the apse. The bell tower was constructed by Juan de Ballesteros.
The frescoes painted in the apse and around the altar of the church were finished in the 14th century. Facing the congregation are frescoes of 
The parish is a part of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares and the archpriesthood of Daganzo.
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: ''Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol'') is a church located in Camarma de Esteruelas
Camarma de Esteruelas () is a Spanish village and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain, 35 km northeast of the city of Madrid and 5 km north of Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish city ...
, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural
A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and inclu ...
'' in 1997.
History and characteristics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Church of San Pedro Apostol Pedro Apostol, Camarma Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Community of Madrid
The church, with a design plan consisting of three naves and a horn, presents two distinct construction phases. It preserves both the apse and the brick anteapse from its original construction in the 13th century. The rest of the church's construction was rushed in the middle of the 16th century. The interior roofing, constructed to accommodate the new naves, was made with wood and attached to the apse. The bell tower was constructed by Juan de Ballesteros.
The frescoes painted in the apse and around the altar of the church were finished in the 14th century. Facing the congregation are frescoes of Saint John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given to ...
(depicted with a wine glass) and possibly Saint Roch
Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79 (traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327, also called Rock in English, is a Catholic saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he is especially invoked a ...
(depicted walking alongside a dog carrying a loaf of bread). Within the altar, both a fresco depicting Adam's temptation and a fresco depicting Saint Sebastian's martyrdom have been preserved. Perhaps the greatest of the church's Romanesque frescoes is the preserved Pantocrator
In Christian iconography, Christ Pantocrator ( grc-gre, Χριστὸς Παντοκράτωρ) is a specific depiction of Christ. ''Pantocrator'' or ''Pantokrator'', literally ''ruler of all'', but usually translated as "Almighty" or "all-po ...
.
The parish is a part of the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares and the archpriesthood of Daganzo.