Church of Santiago de Gobiendes
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Saint James of 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, beingly further restored in 1946 and in 1983.
Gobiendes
Gobiendes is one of 13 parishes in the Colunga municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 295 .-Villages:* Coceña* Gobiendes* Lloroñi...
, next to Colunga
Colunga
Colunga is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It lies on the Cantabrian Sea, and is bordered to the west by Villaviciosa, to the south by Parres and Piloña, and to the east by Caravia.- Politic :-Parishes:...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was built during the reign of Alfonso II of Asturias
Alfonso II of Asturias
Alfonso II , called the Chaste, was the king of Asturias from 791 to his death, the son of Fruela I and the Basque Munia.He was born in Oviedo in 759 or 760. He was put under the guardianship of his aunt Adosinda after his father's death, but one tradition relates his being put in the monastery of...
, its structure is typical of pre-romanesque Asturian architecture.
It underwent through an important remodeling in 1853, beingly further restored in 1946 and in 1983.