The Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena ( es, Iglesia del Monasterio de San Miguel) is a church located in
Bárcena del Monasterio Bárcena or Barcena may refer to:
*Alicia Bárcena Ibarra (born 1952), Mexican biologist and the United Nations Executive Secretary of ECLAC
*Alonzo de Barcena (1528–1598), Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist
*Bárcena de Campos, a municipalit ...
,
Tineo,
Asturias,
Spain.
The current building, formerly the church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena, dates from the 13th century. A 16th-century chapel is located on the building's north side. There is a
vestry and small domed
apsidioles. Part of the building contains
Romanesque architecture, and another
Pre-Romanesque. Its foundation is a reconstruction of an existing old building. The interior is decorated with wall paintings from the 16th century.
A stone
funerary inscription dates to the year 1003.
See also
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Asturian art
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the creation and expansion of the kingdom of Asturias.
History
In the 5th century, the Goths, a Christianized tribe of Eastern Germanic origin, arrived ...
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Catholic Church in Spain
References
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Churches in Asturias
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chris ...
Miguel de Barcena
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias