San Miguel de Lillo

Church of St. Michael of Lillo San Miguel de Lillo (Spanish) Samiguel de Lliño (Asturian)
Basic information
Location	Oviedo, Spain
Geographic coordinates
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Asturias
Year consecrated	848
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Inactive
Heritage designation	World Heritage Site
Website	Official website
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Pre-Romanesque
Direction of façade	SSE
Specifications
Length	12 metres (39 ft)
Width	10 metres (33 ft)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv, vi
Designated	1985 (9th session)
Parent listing	Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Reference no.	312
Extensions	1998
State Party	Spain
Region	Europe and North America

St. Michael of Lillo (Spanish: San Miguel de Lillo, Asturian: Samiguel de Lliño) is a Roman Catholic church built on the Naranco mount, near the Church of Santa María del Naranco in Asturias. It was consecrated by Ramiro I and his wife Paterna in the year 848. It was originally dedicated to St. Mary until this worship passed to the nearby palace in the 12th century, leaving this church dedicated to Saint Michael. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.

Ground plan

It originally had a basilica ground plan, three aisles with a barrel vault, although part of the original structure has disappeared as the building collapsed during the 12th or 13th century. Nowadays, it conserves its western half from that period, together with several elements in the rest of the church such as the fantastic jambs in the vestibule or the extraordinary lattice on the window of the southern wall, sculpted from one single piece of stone.

File:Church of San Miguel de Lillo - 9th century window.jpg

9th century side window

See also

• Asturian architecture
• Rose window

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• NOTICIAS de la parroquia - Parroquia Sta Maria Naranco