Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena
The Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena (Spanish: Iglesia del Monasterio de San Miguel) is a church located in Bárcena del Monasterio, Tineo, Asturias, Spain.
The current building, formerly the church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena, dates from the 13th century. A 16th-century chapel is located on the building's north side. There is a vestry and small domed apsidioles. Part of the building contains Romanesque architecture, and another Pre-Romanesque. Its foundation is a reconstruction of an existing old building. The interior is decorated with wall paintings from the 16th century.
A stone funerary inscription dates to the year 1003.[1]
See also
- Asturian art
- Catholic Church in Spain
References
- ^ a b García de Castro Valdés, García de Castro Valdés, César (2004). Arte prerrománico en Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo: Ediciones Nobel S.A. ISBN 84-8459-181-6.
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