Iglesia de San Salvador de Corujo, Romanesque parish church in Coruxo, Vigo, Spain.
The iglesia de San Salvador de Corujo is a 12th-century Romanesque church with a basilical plan, three naves and three semicircular apses, the central one wider and taller. Its granite masonry walls support a teal roof. The south apse lost its cornice on the straight section. The interior has quarter-sphere vaults over the apses and ribbed vaults in the transept.
Founded in the 12th century as a Benedictine monastery, San Salvador de Coruxo was granted by Alfonso VII to the monastery of Celanova in 1142. In 1152 the king gave it the privilege of couto and the hermitage of San Esteban on the Cíes island. Around 1378 the bishop of Tui exchanged Ribadavia's church for Coruxo, and by the 14th century it became a parish church.
The church takes its name from San Salvador, referencing its dedication to Christ the Savior. Visitors can observe how granite stone was used in the vaulting, a material choice typical of this coastal region.
The church sits about four kilometers from Vigo's center and is accessible from A Igrexa Road. Wear sturdy shoes when visiting, as the courtyard and surrounding grounds are paved with ancient stone surfaces.
The church preserves narrow arrow slit windows in its lateral apses, decorated with archivolts and small columns. These details reveal the craftsmanship of the medieval stonemasons who built the structure.
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