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Church of St. Michael of Lillo
San Miguel de Lillo
Samiguel de Lliño
Iglesia de San Miguel de Lillo, 2021.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Inactive
Year consecrated 848
Location
Location Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
Architecture
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Pre-Romanesque
Completed 842
Specifications
Direction of façade SSE
Length 12 metres (39 ft)
Width 10 metres (33 ft)
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Designated 1985 (9th session)
Parent listing Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Reference no. 312-001
Region Europe and North America
Official name: Iglesia de San Miguel de Lillo
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
24 January 1885
RI-51-0000046
Website
Official website: http://www.santamariadelnaranco.blogspot.com/

St. Michael of Lillo (Spanish: San Miguel de Lillo, Asturian: Samiguel de Lliño) is a Roman Catholic church built on the Naranco mount, near the Church of Santa María del Naranco in Asturias. It was completed in 842 and it was consecrated by Ramiro I of Asturias and his wife Paterna in the year 848. It was originally dedicated to St. Mary until this worship passed to the nearby palace in the 12th century, leaving this church dedicated to Saint Michael. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

San Miguel de Lillo plan
Ground plan

It originally had a basilica ground plan, three aisles with a barrel vault, although part of the original structure has disappeared as the building collapsed during the 12th or 13th century. Nowadays, it conserves its western half from that period, together with several elements in the rest of the church such as the fantastic jambs in the vestibule or the extraordinary lattice on the window of the southern wall, sculpted from one single piece of stone.

Gallery

Church of San Miguel de Lillo - 9th century window
9th century side window

See also

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