Basilica of San Martin de Mondoñedo
The basilica San Martiño de Mondoñedo, in Galicia.
The Basilica of San Martin de Mondoñedo is a church in the municipality of Foz in Galicia (Spain). It is considered the oldest cathedral in Spain; it was the seat of two bishops in the ninth century.
The current church, of Romanesque architecture, dates from the late eleventh century; it was reinforced with buttresses during the eighteenth century.
Bibliography
- Isidro Bango Torviso; Joaquín Yarza Luaces et al. El Arte románico en Galicia y Portugal / A arte Românica em Portugal e Galiza, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, 2001, p. 14.
- Castillo, Ángel del (1987) [1972]. Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, ed. Inventario Monumental y Artístico de Galicia (Inventario de la riqueza monumental y artística de Galicia)[1] (2ª ed.). A Coruña. pp. 335–336. ISBN 84-85728-62-9.
- Hipólito de Sá. Monasterios de Galicia, Everest, 1983, p. 44-50.
- Villa-amil y Castro, José (facsímile: 2005) 1904. Imprenta de San Francisco de Sales (facsímile: Ed. Órbigo, A Coruña), ed. Iglesias gallegas de la Edad Media, colección de artículos publicados por (en castelán). Madrid. p. 410. ISBN 84-934081-5-8.
Coordinates: 43°33′42″N 7°18′12″W / 43.5617°N 7.3033°W
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