Iglesia De San Andrés (Bedriñana)
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Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana) is a church in the parish of
Bedriñana Bedriñana (variant: San Andrés de Bedriñana) is one of 41 parish (administrative division), parishes (administrative divisions) in Villaviciosa, Asturias, Villaviciosa, a Municipalities of Spain, municipality within the province and autonomous ...
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Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...
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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 dates to the 9th century and was declared a national monument in 1931.


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.


See also

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Catholic Church in Spain , native_name_lang = , image = Sevilla Cathedral - Southeast.jpg , imagewidth = 300px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See in Seville , abbreviation = , type ...


References


Further reading

*, discusses the 2004-2006 restoration effort {{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesia de San Andres (Bedrinana) Churches in Asturias 1023 establishments in Europe 11th-century establishments in the Kingdom of León Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias