Church of Santa María de Palacio (Logroño) explained

Church of Santa María de Palacio
Native Name:Iglesia de Santa María de Palacio
Native Language:Spanish
Coordinates:42.468°N -2.4444°W
Location:Logroño, Spain
Designation1:Spain
Designation1 Offname:Iglesia de Santa María de Palacio
Designation1 Type:Non-movable
Designation1 Criteria:Monument
Designation1 Date:1943
Designation1 Number:RI-51-0001140

The Church of Santa María de Palacio (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de Palacio) is a church located in Logroño, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1943.

Reredos

The reredos, created by Italian artists, was originally built for the Co-cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda, but the cathedral chapter rejected it because it contained coats of arms of the donor, Arnao de Bruselas, being donated to the church of Palacio.

Chapel of Santa Engracia

In the 14th century, Don Rodrigo Alfonso de Medrano, lord of Agoncillo and its castle of Aguas Mansas, chief crossbowman of King Alfonso XI of Castile, was the founder of the chapel of Santa Engracia in the Imperial Church of Santa María de Palacio.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revista Hidalguía, número 9 Hidalguía, la revista de genealogía, nobleza y armas . 2024-04-27 . es.