St. Michael of Lillo ( es, San Miguel de Lillo, ast, Samiguel de Lliño) is a

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church built on the Naranco mount, near the Church of Santa María del Naranco in

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. It was completed in 842 and it was consecrated by

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and his wife Paterna in the year 848. It was originally dedicated to St. Mary until this worship passed to the nearby palace in the 12th century, leaving this church dedicated to

Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

. It has been a UNESCO

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since 1985. San Miguel de Lillo plan

It originally had a

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ground plan, three aisles with a barrel vault, although part of the original structure has disappeared as the building collapsed during the 12th or 13th century. Nowadays, it conserves its western half from that period, together with several elements in the rest of the church such as the fantastic jambs in the vestibule or the extraordinary

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on the window of the southern wall, sculpted from one single piece of stone.

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Church of San Miguel de Lillo - 9th century window

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