San Martín de Salas Monastery

Salas, Spain

Monasterio de San Martín de Salas dates from the 10th century. The church was rebuilt in the 15th century and renovated in 18th century.

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Founded: 10th century AD
Category: Religious sites in Spain

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Ladelamanofurada (5 months ago)
Church of San Martín de Salas (8th-10th centuries/15th centuries), in Samartín - 1 km. from the town of Salas- (Salas, Asturies). Pre-Romanesque church (8th-9th centuries) of the monastery of San Martín de Salas (1006). A dozen original pre-Romanesque pieces are preserved: 7 inscriptions and 5 windows, located in the 'pre-Romanesque museum' of the Torre-Palacio de Valdés-Salas. It was rebuilt in the s. X by Don Alfonsus Confessus; It was rebuilt again in the 17th century. XV and was renovated in the s. XVII, with the addition of the belfry (18th century). Rectangular plan with a single nave and a gabled wooden roof. Access through a late Gothic pointed arch - three smooth archivolts. Presbyter with a square floor plan with a cross vault. Rococo main altarpiece dedicated to Saint Martin. Replicas of the windows, moldings and reinstalled pre-Romanesque epigraphs. It was a parish church until 1896. Today it is the church of the parish cemetery.
Jose Antonio Martinez (jaspiotv) (8 months ago)
Although I couldn't enter a good place to take photography and video like this video I put it on Google map
José M. Fanjul Díaz (10 months ago)
Upstream of the Nonaya, Salas is a town divided in two by the river. To the left of the riverbed is the old town, the Valdés palace, the tower and the collegiate church; and, to the right, some modern-style houses. Through one of its streets, you come out to the pre-Romanesque church of San Martín. After a short slope and passing through a gate, the church, the teixu and the cemetery are found together, looking mutely at Salas from the hill on which they sit. The church of San Martín, with a single rectangular nave with masonry walls, is a relic because pre-Romanesque columns and tombstones with valuable recordings and epigraphs have been found, which can be seen in the museum in the town's tower. Next to it, the cemetery is located, very careful, with very neat black and white tombstones; and accompanying the church and cemetery, a century-old yew tree raises its stature to the Salense sky. It is fifteen meters high and has a perimeter of six. The crown of the ancient specimen casts a long shadow over the nearest graves. This San Martín is a beautiful and historical corner, which can go unnoticed by the visitor and the pilgrim, who follows their steps towards Santiago. Therefore, we must emphasize the importance of this simple place, which is also a privileged viewpoint of the town and its surroundings.
Rakel Gonzales Martinez (14 months ago)
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Angel muñoz (18 months ago)
It's beautiful, it's a shame it's abandoned.
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