Santa Cristina de Lena

The stone church features a rectangular layout measuring 16 meters in length and 12 meters in width, with buttresses supporting its barrel-vaulted structure.

Built in 852 during the Kingdom of Asturias, the church incorporates architectural elements from the earlier Visigothic period, including marble columns and decorative latticework.

The interior space contains an elevated presbytery separated from the congregation area by three arches supported by marble columns, reflecting medieval liturgical practices.

Located 25 kilometers south of Oviedo, visitors can access educational resources about the church's history at the museum housed in the former Cobertoria railway station.

The church diverges from traditional pre-Romanesque design by featuring a single apse instead of the typical triple apse arrangement found in other Asturian churches.

Location: Lena

Inception: 852

Architectural style: Asturian architecture, pre-Romanesque art

Length: 16 m

Width: 12 m

Part of: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias

GPS coordinates: 43.12733,-5.81431

Latest update: May 20, 2025 19:03