Igreja de Santa Eulália do Mosteiro de Arnoso
Church of Santa Eulalia of the Monastery of Arnoso (
National Monument in 1938.[1]
History
The original church was founded in the 7th century on the initiative of San Frutuoso, Bishop of Dume and Braga during the
Visigoth era, and destroyed by the Moors in the 11th century. It was later rebuilt by King García II of Galicia.[2]
Architecture
It is a simple church in early
zoomorphic elements.[2]
Inside the church there are a few sixteenth century frescoes with episodes from the life of Our Lady.[2]
The two crosses on top of the roof show some similarities with Celtic crosses.
References
- ^ "Igreja de Santa Eulália do Mosteiro de Arnoso". www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ a b c "Igreja de Santa Eulália do Mosteiro de Arnoso". www.monumentos.gov.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
External links
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