Church of San Salvador de Valdediós
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The church of the Holy Savior of Valdediós (Spanish: Iglesia de San Salvador de Valdediós) is a Roman Catholic pre-romanesque church, located next to Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain.
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Church of the Holy Savior of Valdediós Iglesia de San Salvador de Valdediós (in Spanish) | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Asturias |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Church |
Year consecrated | 893 |
Location | |
Location | Oviedo, Spain |
Geographic coordinates | 43°26′13.6″N 5°30′23.5″W |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Pre-Romanesque |
Specifications | |
Length | 16 metres (52 ft) |
Width | 13.3 metres (44 ft) [1] |
Website | |
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The church stands in the Boides valley (Villaviciosa), the place where Alfonso III of Asturias was detained when he was dispossessed by his sons, and where there used to be an old convent governed by the Benedictine Order, substituted in the 13th century by the Cistercians. The church known as the "Bishops' Chapel" was consecrated on 16 September 893, with seven bishops in attendance.
The church is next to the Monasterio de Santa María de Valdediós.