Church of Santa María de Bendones
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St. Mary of Bendones is a Roman Catholic Asturian
Pre-Romanesque church situated in Bendones
, Spain
, build between 792 and 842.
It was appointed Spanish National Monument in 1958. It has an arcade with side chapels as well as a three-part head with a large transept.
, although the ground plan is not the typical basilica of the Pre-Romanesque churches, but has three enclosures at the western end, the central one as an entrance vestibule and two side areas possibly to house parishioners or ecclesiastics. This entrance leads into a single nave with a wooden ceiling, the same length as the entrance enclosures. The nave adjoins two rectangular side areas, also with a wooden ceiling, whose use seems to associated with the liturgical rites of the period. this nave joined with the sanctuary by three semicircular brick arches, each of which leads into its corresponding chapel, of which only the main or central one is covered with a brick barrel vault, the other two with wooden ceilings.
Above the main chapel is the "typical" chamber, only accessible from outside, through a trefoil window with the standard Pre-Romanesque features; central arch larger than the side ones, resting on two free-standing capitals with rope moulding, and the upper rectangle framed by simple moulding.
Independent from the church structure, though close to its southern facade, stands the bell tower, on a rectangular ground plan.
Asturian art
Pre-Romanesque architecture in Asturias is framed between the years 711 and 910, the period of the rise, extension and disappearance of the kingdom of Asturias.-Historical introduction:...
Pre-Romanesque church situated in Bendones
Bendones
Bendones is a hamlet and parish of the municipality of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.Bendones contains a 9th century church, Santa María de Bendones, which was declared a national monument in 1958....
, Spain
Spain
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, build between 792 and 842.
It was appointed Spanish National Monument in 1958. It has an arcade with side chapels as well as a three-part head with a large transept.
Architecture
The structure is similar to the church of San Julián de los PradosSan Julián de los Prados
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, although the ground plan is not the typical basilica of the Pre-Romanesque churches, but has three enclosures at the western end, the central one as an entrance vestibule and two side areas possibly to house parishioners or ecclesiastics. This entrance leads into a single nave with a wooden ceiling, the same length as the entrance enclosures. The nave adjoins two rectangular side areas, also with a wooden ceiling, whose use seems to associated with the liturgical rites of the period. this nave joined with the sanctuary by three semicircular brick arches, each of which leads into its corresponding chapel, of which only the main or central one is covered with a brick barrel vault, the other two with wooden ceilings.
Above the main chapel is the "typical" chamber, only accessible from outside, through a trefoil window with the standard Pre-Romanesque features; central arch larger than the side ones, resting on two free-standing capitals with rope moulding, and the upper rectangle framed by simple moulding.
Independent from the church structure, though close to its southern facade, stands the bell tower, on a rectangular ground plan.
External links
- Iglesia de Santa María de Bendones, 3D model in Google SketchUp