Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana)

Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana)
43.50044°N 5.43832°W / 43.50044; -5.43832
Location	Asturias
Country	Spain
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Iglesia de San Andrés (Bedriñana)^{[pronunciation?]} is a church in the parish of Bedriñana, Asturias, Spain. It dates to the 9th century and was declared a national monument in 1931.^[1][2]

Architecture

The nave was built in the tenth century. Four of the original windows above the nave survive. Significant additional expansion occurred in the 12th-13th centuries and again in the 16th. In 1916, additional improvements were made to the building for use as a school.^[2]

See also

• Catholic Church in Spain

References

1. "Iglesia San Andres de Bedriñana - Ayuntamiento de Villaviciosa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
2. Ruiz Fernández, María Nieves (2007). "La restauración de la iglesia de San Andrés de Bedriñana". Lino Revista de Arte (in Spanish). 13. Universidad de Oviedo: 153–159. ISSN 0211-2574. Retrieved 19 September 2013.

Further reading

• Vicente A. Álvarez Areces (2007). Intervenciones en el patrimonio cultural asturiano (in Spanish). Consejería de Cultura y Turismo. p. 597. ISBN 9788484592228., discusses the 2004-2006 restoration effort