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Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena

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Affiliation
  
Roman Catholic

Year consecrated
  
13th century

District
  
Tineo

Province
  
Asturias

Ecclesiastical or organizational status
  
Church

Architectural type
  
Church

Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena

Location
  
Bárcena del Monasterio, Spain

Similar
  
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The Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena (Spanish: Iglesia del Monasterio de San Miguel) is a church located in Bárcena del Monasterio, Tineo, Asturias, Spain.

The current building, formerly the church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena, dates from the 13th century. A 16th-century chapel is located on the building's north side. There is a vestry and small domed apsidioles. Part of the building contains Romanesque architecture, and another Pre-Romanesque. Its foundation is a reconstruction of an existing old building. The interior is decorated with wall paintings from the 16th century.

A stone funerary inscription dates to the year 1003.

References

Church of the Monastery of San Miguel de Bárcena Wikipedia