Church of Santiago de Gobiendes

Church of Saint James of Gobiendes Iglesia de Santiago de Gobiendes (in Spanish)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Asturias
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church
Year consecrated	9th century [1]
Location
Location	Gobiendes, Spain
Geographic coordinates	43°28′1.1″N5°14′19.7″W / 43.466972°N 5.238806°W / 43.466972; -5.238806
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Pre-Romanesque
Specifications
Length	26 metres (85 ft)
Width	12 metres (39 ft) [1]
Width (nave)	8.6 metres (28 ft)

Saint James of Gobiendes (Spanish : Iglesia de Santiago de Gobiendes) is a Roman Catholic pre-romanesque church, located in Gobiendes, next to Colunga, Asturias, Spain. It was built during the reign of Alfonso II of Asturias, its structure is typical of pre-romanesque Asturian architecture.

It underwent through an important remodeling in 1853, being further restored in 1946 and in 1983.

See also

• Asturian architecture
• Catholic Church in Spain

Notes

1. Arias Paramo 1992, p. 32

References

• Arias Paramo, Lorenzo (1992). "Geometría y proporción en la arquitectura prerrománica asturiana". Actas del III Congreso de Arqueología Medieval Española (in Spanish). Oviedo: Universidad de Oviedo: 27–37. ISBN   84-604-1916-9 . Retrieved 2009-05-31.