Colegiata de Cervatos
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The Collegiate Church of San Pedro de Cervatos is located in the village of Cervatos in the municipality of Campoo Enmedio (Cantabria).
It is a National Monument since 1931.
This Romanesque style church can be dated by means of two inscriptions found in the facade.
The first one of 1129 is thought to be the date of construction.
The second, better preserved, mentions 1199 as the year of its consecration by Bishop and of this time could also be the construction of the tower.
The church has one nave and its entrance is on the south side by a cover with six archivolts where highlights a tympanum decorated with plant motifs.
At the foot and misaligned with respect to the nave is the bell tower which consists of three parts, a first blind and the other two with arches, which suggest different stages of construction.
In the Collegiate Cervatos is remarkable the collection of well preserved corbels which abound in erotic scenes that have attracted attention and caused discussion on the reasons for their presence in a church.
The church has one nave and preserves in pure Romanesque style the triumphal arch, chancel, apse and...
Both the front of the apse and the vault are covered with paintings of late fifteenth century organiz...
Dedicated to St.John the Baptist,the church retains its Romanesque plant of single nave and semicircu...
The river's name comes from the latin Iberus Flumen who has given his name to the Iberian Peninsula a...
Located in a forest track between Valberzoso (Palencia) and Mata de Hoz (Cantabria).The one-eyed brid...
From the base of the pier whose floating part is now detached it can be seen the dam of the Ebro rese...
Here the Ebro describes a wide curve changing its course west-east to south where meets the dam.The v...
Here is venerated the Virgin Montesclaros of great devotion among the people of Campoo.The monastery ...
The present church and monastery began to be built in the seventeenth century under the reign of Char...
The entrance to the temple is on the south side through a beautiful wooden door reinforced with iron....
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