Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana)[pronunciation?] is a church in the parish of Bedriñana, Asturias, Spain. It dates to the 9th century and was declared a national monument in 1931.[1][2]
| Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana) | |
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| 43°30′02″N 5°26′18″W / 43.50044°N 5.43832°W | |
| Location | Asturias |
| Country |  Spain |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Architecture
editThe nave was built in the tenth century. Four of the original windows above the nave survive. Significant additional expansion occurred in the 12th-13th centuries and again in the 16th. In 1916, additional improvements were made to the building for use as a school.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "Iglesia San Andres de Bedriñana - Ayuntamiento de Villaviciosa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
- ^ a b Ruiz Fernández, María Nieves (2007). "La restauración de la iglesia de San Andrés de Bedriñana". Lino Revista de Arte (in Spanish). 13. Universidad de Oviedo: 153–159. ISSN 0211-2574. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
Further reading
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- Vicente A. Álvarez Areces (2007). Intervenciones en el patrimonio cultural asturiano (in Spanish). Consejería de Cultura y Turismo. p. 597. ISBN 9788484592228., discusses the 2004-2006 restoration effort
