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Church of Santiago Apóstol de Cebreros

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Church of Santiago Apóstol de Cebreros

Monument · Cebreros, Burgohondo - El Tiemblo - Cebreros, Ávila

Work on the church of St James the Apostle in Cebreros began around 1550, based on designs attributed to Alonso de Covarrubias, in the years when the town was prospering as a trade route between Toledo and Valladolid; four other master stonemasons joined Covarrubias, and after his death he was succeeded by Pedro de Tolosa, master builder of El Escorial. The works dragged on for half a century because of financial problems, which prevented the building of a second tower planned in the project. The church, a hall-church with three naves of equal height, reaches 54 metres in length and 22 in height, with a blind dome 10.75 metres wide over the crossing. Inside are scenes by Jusepe Leonardo and a Jacobean altarpiece related to that of St James in Ávila. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 1991.

Photo: David Casado (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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