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After two years of studying the site, it was granted 'National
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A view of the western side of the church. The ruins of the foundations of the previously sizeable nave can be seen, as well as rooms that provided for the monks who lived in Santa María de Lara during the 10th century. This part of the church collapsed during the period of time that the church was
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Fernán González of
Castile, the first independent count of Castile, was closely linked to the church, which is evident for three reasons. First, he was a member of the influential Lara family, and shares his name with the church. He grew up in, and later commanded, the castle of Lara, which is
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of the church in the 10th century and supported it with money she donated. But, as numerous women dating from that period bore the same name, without a more accurate dating of the inscription scholars have been unable to determine precisely which
Flammola ordered the restoration.
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for livestock. In 1927, the church was finally brought to the attention of experts such as Helmut
Schlunk, a notable German scholar who, amongst others, visited this 'newly discovered' Visigoth church in order to research it.
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have yet to confirm its period of construction but the church has been placed by scholars between the 7th century, where it is more frequently located, and the 10th century. The church is notable not only for its age and
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Up until the 1970s, the church could only be reached by a local road, until Jesus
Vicario Moreno, who looked after Santa María de Lara and showed it to visitors until his recent death, oversaw the construction of an
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In 2004, two stones depicting evangelists were stolen from the church. After a tip was received in 2010 that they had been offered for sale as garden reliefs in Great
Britain, they were found by Dutch art detective
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and hidden by thick bush. Don
Bonifacio Zamora, the priest, strived to bring his discovery to the interest of historians and experts. However, until 1927, he was unsuccessful and the site was used simply as a
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that is now housed in the Museum of Burgos that has been studied by archeologists is believed to record the date of the reconstruction of Santa María De Lara. It is inscribed with the letters
130:(...), and despite the only partial remnant of the date, it is widely believed that this refers to the year 902 (bearing in mind that the inscription adheres to the Spanish medieval
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had left the area, they settled in
Quintillana de las Vinas and built the church of Santa María De Lara around the beginning of the 8th century. Soon afterwards, in 711 AD, the
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A view of the surviving west face of the
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date 929) records a monetary donation to the church and the monastery that, at that time, was under the control of Santa María de Lara, by a woman named
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Muniadona features in an early document from 967 AD, which records her giving a donation to the church. Muniadona was the mother of Count
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within the church mentions a Lady Flammola. Translations of the inscription differ, but it is believed that the Latin text, which reads
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later refer to it as a 'hermitage'. After that, the church was abandoned and parts of the building collapsed, and much of its ancient
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and from then on the church began a gradual decline both in religious status and architectural stability. Undated documents from the
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