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Church of San Esteban de Corullón

Corullón, El Bierzo, León

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Church of San Esteban de Corullón

Monument · Corullón, El Bierzo, León

Built in 1086, demolished seven years later and rebuilt to completion in the year 1100, the church of San Esteban is a Romanesque temple of the late 11th century, with a single nave, built of slate and tufa among vineyard slopes, with strong Compostelan influence visible in its doorway, with a round arch and two archivolts related to the Platerías façade of Santiago Cathedral. It preserves 36 corbels carved in granite with obscene figures, lion and horse heads, monks and fantastical beings with a moralising intent, and a 17th-century chancel that replaced the original semicircular apse, with a Baroque high altarpiece dedicated to San Esteban. It was declared Monumento Nacional (a former top Spanish heritage designation, now Bien de Interés Cultural) on 3 June 1931, the same day as the neighbouring 12th-century church of San Miguel.

Photo: David Perez (CC BY 3.0)

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