The Church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón ( es, Iglesia de Santo Adriano de Tuñón) is a
Roman Catholic
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Pre-Romanesque
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church in the village of
Tuñón,
Asturias
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Spain
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dedicated to
Saint Adrian.
The church is located on the bank of the
River Trubia, next to an old Roman road. Founded on January 24, 891, by
Alfonso III of Asturias
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and his wife
Jimena of Navarra as a monastery church, it went through large transformations at the beginnings of the 12th century. It was declared a Spanish
national monument
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in June 1931.
Architecture
The church stands on a classic
basilica
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ground plan, although in the 17th and 18th centuries it was extended with a nave structure at the western end, and a bell gable.
Decoration
Mural paintings were rediscovered in the 20th century.
The fresco paintings in this church are the only remains of Mozarabic painters' work in an Asturian art workshop.
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
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Catholic Church in Spain
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Notes
References
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* Mªdel Carmen MARQUEZ URIA (1977) Nº 90-91,
Sto.Adriano: Las excavaciones del conde de la Vega del Sella', p. 431-446
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9th-century churches in Spain
Adriano de Tunon
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in Asturias
Religious buildings and structures completed in 891