Church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón

Tuñón, Spain

The Church of Santo Adriano de Tuñón is located on the bank of the River Trubia, next to an old Roman road. Founded on January 24, 891, by Alfonso III of Asturias and his wife Jimena of Navarra as a monastery church, it went through large transformations at the beginnings of the 12th century. It was declared a Spanish national monument in June 1931.

The church stands on a classic basilica ground plan, although in the 17th and 18th centuries it was extended with a nave structure at the western end, and a bell gable.

Mural paintings were rediscovered in the 20th century. The fresco paintings in this church are the only remains of Mozarabic painters' work in an Asturian art workshop.

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Founded: 891 AD
Category: Religious sites in Spain

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Laura Carbajales Diaz (11 months ago)
Highly recommended, make the visit with Eco museum La ponte, Viloleta the excellent guide, and the Church very interesting and unique.
Olga S (11 months ago)
Pre-romanesque church, reconstructed
Daniel Triviño (14 months ago)
Asturian pre-Romanesque church located in the municipality of Santo Adriano. Guided tours can always be arranged in advance. Its rehabilitation is a shame, carried out with all the love, but without the historical awareness that such a 9th century monument would have required. It is a church dedicated to the Martyrs Saint Adriano and his wife Natalia, whose remains rested in León, as well as to the apostles Peter, Paul and Santiago. It was ordered to be built in the year 891 by Alfonso III and consecrated by the bishops of Coimbra, León and Iria Flavia. It has undergone different renovations throughout history, of which the last ones, in 1954, by Ramón Menéndez Pidal and in 1986 by the architects Pola y Palacio, were quite controversial. The church is wonderful for the history it contains. I am not going to describe its nave, its belfry or its choir. Others with more knowledge than me take care of that. But you must visit it in an organized way if you want to know the great grandeur of the Asturian Kingdom's past. You will repeat.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Elias Simes Mendez (3 years ago)
She is pretty
Agamenon Atrida (3 years ago)
Important to book a visit
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