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″N 5°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

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.

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