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Church of Benasque

Benasque, La Ribagorza, Huesca

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Church of Benasque

Monument · Benasque, La Ribagorza, Huesca

Parish church of Benasque, dedicated to the Asunción de la Virgen María although San Marcial is venerated as its patron, at the gateway to the Maladeta massif. Already documented in the 11th century, it received Gothic alterations in the 12th and 13th centuries and, after the War of the Spanish Succession, the presbytery and dome were rebuilt in Baroque style; in the 17th century the apse was demolished and the transept and tower were raised. It thus combines Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque elements, with a Latin-cross floor plan, four chapels on the Gospel side and three on the Epistle side, and a doorway decorated with the figure of San Marcial. A fire left it almost destroyed in 1925, and during the Civil War its historic bells were thrown down from the tower. It is listed as Patrimonio Cultural Aragonés (a heritage listing of the regional government of Aragón).

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