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St Mary's Church, Wamba

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26: 263: 275: 211:, Wamba's then existing church was rebuilt. The oldest part of the current church is dated to the 10th century. There are documentary records of a monastery in Wamba at this time of which the church is assumed to have been part. It was perhaps the first Mozarabic church in the area. 392: 219:
It has been suggested that Wamba was repopulated by people coming from the north and that for this reason the architecture is closer to the Visigothic and Asturian influences than other buildings in the region such as the church at
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Elorza, Juan C.; Vaquero, Lourdes; Castillo, Belén; Negro, Marta (1990). Junta de Castilla y León. Consejería de Cultura y Bienestar Social (ed.).
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church there is also known: remains of its decoration are preserved in the Museum of Valladolid.
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Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Valladolid
192:(died 672), Wamba had a royal residence and the existence of a 224:, a village which was repopulated by Christians who came from 345: 207:, who reigned 866–910. It seems that with the subsequent 176:
sites. It is currently on a "tentative list" (part of the
306:"Group of Mozarabic buildings on the Iberian Peninsula" 131: 121: 116: 77: 67: 62: 52: 40: 35: 18: 244:of her marriage, and was buried in the church. 203:, the area was reconquered by Christians under 8: 162:) is a medieval building dating back to the 408:Romanesque architecture in Castile and León 24: 15: 300: 298: 294: 258: 54:Ecclesiastical or organizational status 7: 326:"Pieza del mes: "TENANTE DE ALTAR"" 14: 273: 261: 39: 367:. Publisher Evergráficas S.A. 1: 268:Interior of St. Mary's Church 172:status along with nine other 398:Churches in Castile and León 201:Umayyad conquest of Hispania 424: 23: 240:became a nun after the 205:Alfonso III of Asturias 403:Mozarabic architecture 156:province of Valladolid 79:Geographic coordinates 283:of St. Mary's Church 222:San Cebrián de Mazote 188:During the reign of 160:Santa María de Wamba 101:41.67618°N 4.91778°W 19:Santa María de Wamba 170:World Heritage Site 97: /  346:Elorza et al. 1990 328:(in Spanish). 2013 238:Urraca of Portugal 178:nominating process 158:, Spain (Spanish: 106:41.67618; -4.91778 148:Church of St Mary 144: 143: 415: 378: 349: 343: 337: 336: 334: 333: 322: 316: 315: 313: 312: 302: 277: 265: 190:King Recceswinth 112: 111: 109: 108: 107: 102: 98: 95: 94: 93: 90: 28: 16: 423: 422: 418: 417: 416: 414: 413: 412: 383: 382: 381: 375: 362: 358: 353: 352: 344: 340: 331: 329: 324: 323: 319: 310: 308: 304: 303: 296: 291: 284: 278: 269: 266: 257: 234: 217: 186: 105: 103: 99: 96: 91: 88: 86: 84: 83: 31: 12: 11: 5: 421: 419: 411: 410: 405: 400: 395: 385: 384: 380: 379: 373: 359: 357: 354: 351: 350: 338: 317: 293: 292: 290: 287: 286: 285: 279: 272: 270: 267: 260: 256: 253: 233: 230: 216: 213: 185: 182: 142: 141: 135: 129: 128: 123: 119: 118: 114: 113: 81: 75: 74: 69: 65: 64: 60: 59: 56: 50: 49: 47:Roman Catholic 44: 38: 37: 33: 32: 29: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 420: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 390: 388: 376: 374:84-241-9999-5 370: 366: 361: 360: 355: 348:, p. 57. 347: 342: 339: 327: 321: 318: 307: 301: 299: 295: 288: 282: 276: 271: 264: 259: 254: 252: 250: 245: 243: 239: 231: 229: 227: 223: 214: 212: 210: 206: 202: 197: 195: 191: 183: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 166: 161: 157: 153: 149: 140: 136: 134: 130: 127: 124: 120: 115: 110: 82: 80: 76: 73: 70: 66: 61: 57: 55: 51: 48: 45: 43: 34: 27: 22: 17: 364: 356:Bibliography 341: 330:. Retrieved 320: 309:. Retrieved 247:There is an 246: 235: 218: 215:Architecture 209:repopulation 198: 187: 163: 159: 147: 145: 117:Architecture 165:Reconquista 137:Mozarabic, 104: / 42:Affiliation 30:west facade 387:Categories 332:2019-06-16 311:2019-06-15 289:References 226:Al-Andalus 199:After the 194:Visigothic 139:Romanesque 89:41°40′34″N 242:annulment 174:Mozarabic 92:4°55′04″W 68:Location 63:Location 36:Religion 281:Ossuary 255:Gallery 249:ossuary 232:Burials 184:History 371:  236:Queen 126:Church 58:Active 152:Wamba 133:Style 72:Spain 369:ISBN 146:The 122:Type 180:). 150:at 389:: 297:^ 251:. 228:. 154:, 377:. 335:. 314:.

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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Spain
Geographic coordinates
41°40′34″N 4°55′04″W / 41.67618°N 4.91778°W / 41.67618; -4.91778
Church
Style
Romanesque
Wamba
province of Valladolid
Reconquista
World Heritage Site
Mozarabic
nominating process
King Recceswinth
Visigothic
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
Alfonso III of Asturias
repopulation
San Cebrián de Mazote
Al-Andalus
Urraca of Portugal
annulment
ossuary
Interior of St. Mary's Church
Ossuary of St. Mary's Church
Ossuary

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