🏟️ Santiago de Peñalba

Spain · Europe · 42.43°N, 6.54°W

The church of Santiago de Peñalba is located in the town of Peñalba de Santiago, belonging to the municipality of Ponferrada, in the region of El Bierzo. It is one of the most representative architectural gems of pre-Romanesque Mozarabic art. Built at the beginning of the 10th century on the initiative of Genadio of Astorga, it was inaugurated in the year 937 by his disciple Abbot Solomon. The church is the only building that remains of a monastic complex that has now disappeared.

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Country	Spain
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	42.43°N, 6.54°W · view on map

Santiago de Peñalba is located in Spain, in Europe.

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