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The Serrablo Churches ( Spanish: Iglesias del Serrablo) ( Aragonese: Ilesias de Sarrablo) are a group of early-romanesque and mozarabic churches located in small villages of Alto Gállego ( Huesca,
In 1971, the association of Friends of Serrablo was created by local historians with the goal of restoring churches in the face of ruin and preserving local culture. The Serrablo churches (with the exception of San Pedro de Lárrede in 1931) were declared Spanish properties of cultural interest with help from Friends of Serrablo in 1982. Their work merited them a Gold Medal for Fine Arts in 1985, and a
The Serrablo Churches ( Spanish: Iglesias del Serrablo) ( Aragonese: Ilesias de Sarrablo) are a group of early-romanesque and mozarabic churches located in small villages of Alto Gállego ( Huesca, Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...
, Spain). The churches are thought to have been built by the mozarabic presence in the area between the 10th
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and 11th century
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, a time in which Serrablo was bordered by the moorish
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state of Al-Andalus.
These churches (as identified by the regional comarca) are: ''San Bartolomé de Gavín
Gavín ( Aragonese: Gabín) is a Spanish locality situated in the municipality of Biescas. ( Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon). The locality is at 974 Metres in altitude and is located in the Tena Valley. Its name seems to come from the Latin ant ...
, Santa Eulalia de Susín, San Pedro de Larrade, San Andrés de Satue, San Juan de Orús, San Pedro de Lasieso, San Juan de Busa, Santa Eulalia de Orós Bajo, San Martín de Olivan, Santa María de Isún de Basa
Isún de Basa is a village under the local government of the municipality of Sabiñánigo, Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon
Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the med ...
, San Juan y Santa María Espierre, San Martín de Ordovés, San Miguel de Orna, Monasterio de San Pelay, Iglesia de los Santos Reyes de Javierrelatre y San Miguel de Latre, San Salvador de Basarán.''
Architectural Features
The churches share many notable features, most of them (with a notable exception of ''San Juan de Busa'') have a small rectangular nave, an apse, and a slimbell tower
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. Their windows consist of 1-3 horseshoe arches framed with a rectangular alfiz, features that are commonly found in religious Islam
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ic buildings such as the Great Mosque of Kairouan. Akin to their windows, the typical door consists of a light horseshoe arch and a rectangular alfiz. Their apses (and occasionally their towers) contain vertically set cylindrical stones, or ''baquetones,'' which are unique to the region. Apses always contain an odd number of arches because this means one arch is in the middle.
Friends of Serrablo
In 1971, the association of Friends of Serrablo was created by local historians with the goal of restoring churches in the face of ruin and preserving local culture. The Serrablo churches (with the exception of San Pedro de Lárrede in 1931) were declared Spanish properties of cultural interest with help from Friends of Serrablo in 1982. Their work merited them a Gold Medal for Fine Arts in 1985, and a Europa Nostra award
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in 2002 among others.{{Cite web, title=Nosotros {{! Asociación Amigos de Serrablo, url=https://www.serrablo.org/nosotros/, access-date=2021-04-29, language=es
See also Friends of Serrablo
References