Iglesia de Santa María de la Oliva (Villaviciosa)

Iglesia de Santa María de la Oliva is a late 13th to early 14th century stone church in Villaviciosa of the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias, in Spain. The church and town is on the coast of Biscay Bay in northern Spain.

Iglesia de Santa María de la Oliva
Church of Santa María de la Oliva
Church of Santa María de la Oliva, in Villaviciosa.
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43°28′55″N 5°26′13″W / 43.48193°N 5.43683°W / 43.48193; -5.43683
LocationVillaviciosa,
Principality of Asturias
Country Spain
DenominationRoman Catholic
Architecture
Architectural typeGothic church
StyleSpanish Gothic
Completed1270

It was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. It is one of the later Romanesque churches in the Villaviciosa area and has Gothic elements making it a transitional church between Romanesque and Gothic.[1]

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  1. ^ "Church of Santa María de la Oliva (Villaviciosa) - Turismo Asturias". Turismo Asturias. Archived from the original on June 3, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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