Serrablo churches

The Serrablo Churches (Spanish: Iglesias del Serrablo) (Aragonese: Ilesias de Sarrablo) are a group of early-romanesque and mozarabic churches located in small villages of Alto Gállego (Huesca, Aragon, Spain). The churches are thought to have been built by the mozarabic presence in the area between the 10th and 11th century, a time in which Serrablo was bordered by the moorish state of Al-Andalus.[1]

The church of San Andrés de Satué
Baquetones on the apse of the church of San Pedro de Lárrede

These churches (in a non-ruined state) are: Saint Bartholomew's (Gavín), Saint Eulalia's (Susín), Saint Peter's (Lárrede), Saint Andrew's (Satué), Saint John's (Orús), Saint Peter's (Lasieso), Saint John's (Oliván), Saint Eulalia's (Orós Bajo), Saint Martin's (Oliván), Saint Mary's (Isún de Basa), Saint John and Mary's (Espierre), Saint Martíns (Arto), Saint Martin's (Ordovés), Saint Michael's (Orna), Saint Pelagius' (Gavín), Church of the Magi and Saint Michael's (Javierrelatre) and Saint Salvador's (Basarán).[2]

Architectural Features

The churches are set apart by their homogeneity, most of them (with a notable exception of the Church of Saint John) having a small rectangular nave with an apse, and a slim bell tower.[2][3] A number of these churches display a light horseshoe arch, something commonly found in religious Islamic buildings such as the Great Mosque of Kairouan.[1] The use of a frieze with vertically set cylindrical stones or baquetones, are found in the apses (and occasionally the tower) of all the churches, something unique to the region.[4]

Friends of Serrablo
Light horseshoe arches in the church of San Juan de Busa

In 1971, the association of Friends of Serrablo was created by local historians with the goal of restoring churches in the face of ruin and preserving local culture.[5] The Serrablo churches (with the exception of San Pedro de Lárrede in 1931) were declared Spanish properties of cultural interest with help from Friends of Serrablo in 1982.[1]

See also

Friends of Serrablo

References
  1. "Arte mozárabe Serrablo (ARTEGUIAS)". www.arteguias.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "Serrablo Churches - Turismo Pirineos Alto Gállego". Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. Alvarez, Manuel Rincon (2014-04-28). "Mozárabes y mozarabías: Iglesias del Serrablo". Mozárabes y mozarabías. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. Mann, Janice (2009-01-01). Romanesque Architecture and Its Sculptural Decoration in Christian Spain, 1000-1120: Exploring Frontiers and Defining Identities. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-9324-0.
  5. SL, DiCom Medios. "Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa Online". www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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