San Miguel de Lillo

Church of St. Michael of Lillo San Miguel de Lillo (in Spanish) Samiguel de Lliño (in Asturian)
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Inactive
Year consecrated	848
Location
Location	Oviedo (Asturias), Spain
Geographic coordinates	43°22′49″N 5°52′6.2″W
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Pre-Romanesque
Completed	842
Specifications
Direction of façade	SSE
Length	12 metres (39 ft)
Width	10 metres (33 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv, vi
Designated	1985 (9th session)
Parent listing	Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Reference no.	312-001
Region	Europe and North America
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name: Iglesia de San Miguel de Lillo
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	24 January 1885
Reference no.	RI-51-0000046
Website
Official website

St. Michael of Lillo (Spanish: San Miguel de Lillo, Asturian: Samiguel de Lliño) is a Roman Catholic church built on the Naranco mount, near the Church of Santa María del Naranco in Asturias. It was completed in 842 and it was consecrated by Ramiro I of Asturias and his wife Paterna in the year 848. It was originally dedicated to St. Mary until this worship passed to the nearby palace in the 12th century, leaving this church dedicated to Saint Michael. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Ground plan

It originally had a basilica ground plan, three aisles with a barrel vault, although part of the original structure has disappeared as the building collapsed during the 12th or 13th century. Nowadays, it conserves its western half from that period, together with several elements in the rest of the church such as the fantastic jambs in the vestibule or the extraordinary lattice on the window of the southern wall, sculpted from one single piece of stone.

Gallery

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  Side view, San Miguel de Lillo
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  Floor plan, San Miguel de Lillo
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  Occidental façade, San Miguel de Lillo
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  Window, San Miguel de Lillo
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  Frame of door, San Miguel de Lillo

9th century side window

See also

• Asturian architecture
• Catholic Church in Spain
• Rose window

References

• Moffitt, John F. (1999). The arts in Spain (in Spanish). London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-20315-6.
• de Selgas, Fortunato (1908). Monumentos ovetenses del siglo IX (in Spanish). Nueva Impr. de San Francisco de Sales. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06.
• Arias Paramo, Lorenzo (1992). "Geometría y proporción en la arquitectura prerrománica asturiana". Actas del III Congreso de Arqueología Medieval Española (in Spanish). Oviedo: Universidad de Oviedo: 27–37. ISBN 978-84-604-1916-7. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

External links

• Media related to Church of San Miguel de Lillo at Wikimedia Commons
• NOTICIAS de la parroquia - Parroquia Sta Maria Naranco