Palencia Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Antoninus (Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de San Antolín) is a Roman Catholic church located in Palencia, Spain. It is dedicated to Saint Antoninus of Pamiers.[2]
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Antoninus | |
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Catedral-Basílica de San Antolín | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Year consecrated | 1897[lower-alpha 1] |
Location | |
Location | Palencia, Spain |
Architecture | |
Type | church |
Style | Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1321 |
Completed | 1516 |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | south |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Website | |
catedraldepalencia.org |
The cathedral was built from 1172 to 1504 stands over a low-vaulted Visigothic crypt (the Crypt of San Antolín). In front of the Proto-Romanesque temple is the old Visigothic chapel from the mid-7th century, built during the reign of Wamba to preserve the remains of the martyr Saint Antoninus of Pamiers, a Visigothic-Gallic nobleman brought from Narbonne to Visigothic Hispania in 672 or 673 by Wamba himself. These are the only remains of the Visigothic cathedral of Palencia.[3]
It is a large Gothic building, popularly dubbed as "the unknown beauty" because it is not as well known as other Spanish cathedrals, though it is a valuable building which has in its interior works of art of great value, including El Greco's painting The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1576–1579) and a retablo of twelve panels by Juan de Flandes, court painter to Queen Isabella I of Castile.
Gallery
- West Façade
- Crypt of Saint Antoninus
- Apse
- Interior and retrochoir
- Cloister
See also
Notes
- Formally consecrated in 1897 after lack of evidence that it was done before.[1]
References
- "La Catedral de Palencia celebra el 109 aniversario de su consagración". Europa Press. 2006-11-18.
- "Catedral de Palencia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- Salvador Conejo, Diego. "Cripta visigoda de San Antolín". Rutas con historia. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Bibliography
- Catálogo monumental de Castilla y León. Bienes inmuebles declarados. Vol I. Junta de Castilla y León, 1995. ISBN 84-7846-433-6
- Martínez González, Rafael A. Catedrales de Castilla y León. Catedral de Palencia. Editorial Edilesa, 2002. ISBN 84-8012-387-7
- Navascués Palacio, Pedro; Sarthou Carreres, Carlos (1997). Catedrales de España. Madrid: Espasa Calpe. ISBN 84-239-7645-9. OCLC 249825366.
- Sancho Campo, Ángel. La Catedral de Palencia: un lecho de catedrales. León: Edilesa, 1996. ISBN 84-8012-139-4
- Sancho Campo, Ángel. La Catedral de Palencia: guía breve. León: Edilesa, 2005. ISBN 84-8012-515-2
- Martínez González, Rafael A., "La catedral de Palencia. Historia y arquitectura", Palencia, 1988, ISBN 84-404-1944-9
- CALLE CALLE, Francisco Vicente: Las gárgolas de la Catedral de San Antolín de Palencia, www.bubok.com, 2008.
