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Ermita de Santa María

Mambrillas de Lara, ES

Ermita de Santa María

The church of Santa María de Lara, also known as the Ermita (English: hermitage) de Santa María, is generally considered to be one of a small group of Visigothic pre-Romanesque churches on the Iberian Peninsula. It is located near the village of Quintanilla de las Viñas, not far from the city of Bur

gos, in the Castile and León region in Spain. Archaeologists have yet to confirm its period of construction but the church has been placed by scholars between the 7th century, where it is more frequently located, and the 10th century. The church is notable not only for its age and architectural type, but also because it is believed to contain the earliest representation of Christ in Spanish religious art. It was classified as a national monument on November 25, 1929.

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