Church of San Salvador de Priesca

43°29′6.5″N 5°21′31.3″W / 43.485139°N 5.358694°W / 43.485139; -5.358694ArchitectureTypeChurchStylePre-RomanesqueTypeCulturalCriteriaii, iv, viDesignated1993 (17th session)Parent listingRoutes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern SpainReference no.669bis-013RegionEurope and North AmericaTypeNon-movableCriteriaMonumentDesignated5 February 1913Reference no.RI-51-0000127

Holy Saviour of Priesca (Spanish: Iglesia de San Salvador de Priesca) is a Roman Catholic pre-romanesque church, located in Priesca, next to Villaviciosa, Asturias, northern Spain. Only a few kilometres from the Church of San Salvador de Valdediós, it is amongst the latest examples of Asturian architecture.

Architecture

With Alfonso III dead and the kingdom of Asturias divided among his sons, Asturian pre-romanesque architecture entered its last stage. Consecrated on September 24, 921, it has the architectural and decorative reference of the model laid down by the Church of San Julián de los Prados.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, it underwent several reconstructions, altering especially the structures adjoining the vestibule, by communicating them with the side aisles. In 1936, during the Spanish civil war, the original roof burned but it kept most of its sculptured decoration and original paintings.

See also

• Asturian art
• Catholic Church in Spain

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