Church of Santa María de Almocóvar, Alcántara

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The Church of Santa María de Almocóvar is a 13th-century parochial Catholic church located in the Spanish town of Alcántara, in the province of Cáceres.[1] The church is located in the center of the Spanish plaza, in the old town.

History

During the el Andalusian period, the town's mosque was established here. After the Reconquista in 1213 it was converted into a church.[2] In 1254, the Order of Alcántara decided to demolish the building and begin construction of a new church, of which some Romanesque elements are still preserved. The current church, which is primarily Baroque in style, with significant renovations carried out between the 16th and 18th centuries.[3][4]

Heritage site designation

In 1987, the church was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, a category of the heritage register in Spain. [5]

References

  1. 1.Martín Nieto, Dionisio Ángel (2003). "Dos obras inéditas del arquitecto Manuel de Larra Churriguera: Santa María de Brozas y Santa María de Almocóvar de Alcántara" (pdf). Revista de Estudios Extremeños. 59 (3): 1221–1258. ISSN 0210-2854.
  2. 2.Martín Nieto, Dionisio Ángel (2009). "Santa María de Almocóvar de Alcántara en el siglo XVI" (PDF). Revista de estudios extremeños. 65 (2). ISSN 0210-2854.
  3. 3.García Mogollón, Florencio Javier (1989). Ministerio de Cultura (ed.). Inventario artístico de Cáceres y su provincia. Vol. 1. ISBN 84-7483-610-7.
  4. 4.Grados Reguero, Jaime Martin (2010). "El templo romanico de Santa Maria de Almocovar de Alcantara". XXXIX Coloquios Historicos de Extremadura dedicados al arte romanico en Extremadura. ISBN 978-84-694-7965-0.
  5. 5.Sánchez Lomba, Francisco Manuel (1984). "El templo románico de Santa María de Almocóvar (Alcántara)" (PDF). Norba: Revista de arte (5). ISSN 0213-2214.