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Church of San Pedro Apóstol de Los Santos de la Humosa

Los Santos de la Humosa, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

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Church of San Pedro Apóstol de Los Santos de la Humosa

Monument · Los Santos de la Humosa, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

Church located at the highest point of Los Santos de la Humosa (Madrid), the oldest building in the village and a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) since 1983. Its construction began in 1562 under the direction of the master builder Nicolás Ribero, who was at the same time directing the works of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Meco, and it was finished by Pedro Lamaza in 1677. Gothic and Renaissance in style, plain and solid, it has a single nave of three bays, a polygonal apse and limestone ashlar; it is entered through a portico of three round arches on square pillars, preceded by a flight of steps, next to a three-tier tower. It safeguards relics of the child martyrs Justus and Pastor.

Photo: Emilio J. Rodríguez Posada (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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