Santa María de la Redonda Cathedral

West facade		Late Gothic reticulated vault

The Cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda is a church in Logroño in the Autonomous Community and Province of La Rioja in Spain . Along with the Cathedral of Calahorra and the Cathedral of Santo Domingo de la Calzada , it is one of three episcopal churches in the Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño .

Geographical location

The cathedral is located in the old town of Logroño, directly on the old market square, to which the main facade points. The church faces east

history

Reticulated vault of the crossing

Main altar

The Way of St. James crossed the Ebro in Logroño since the 10th century . A settlement was established here, which was declared a town in 1431. In 1435 a monastery was founded which was attached to the nearby monastery of San Martín de Albelda . It was assigned to Santa María de la Redonda , a Romanesque church, at that time a round or polygonal building (hence the name Redonda , "the round"). The oldest surviving mention of this church comes from the 12th century.

A new church in late Gothic style was built between 1516 and 1598 . In the 17th century, the Christ Chapel was added to the east. In the 18th century the choir was lowered to the level of the main nave and in 1742 the two-tower facade was built. The two towers followed from 1747 to 1756.

In 1959 the collegiate church was declared a co-cathedral, which shares the rank with the historic cathedrals of Calahorra (15th century) and Santo Domingo de La Calzada (11th century).

Building

building

The main and west facade faces the market square. With its two towers, it is the defining side of the building from the outside. The main entrance here is designed as a gigantic cone .

Inside the church has three naves . There are chapels along the aisles. Tall cylindrical columns separate the main and side aisles. A highly complex reticulated vault covers the whole.

Furnishing

The equipment includes

• the organ dates from the 17th century.
• a small oil painting that hangs in the corridor behind the main altar and depicts a Calvary with Christ , Mary , the Apostle John and Mary Magdalene . It is attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti , who is said to have painted it in 1540 on behalf of his friend Vittoria Colonna .
• six panel paintings by Gillis Congnet (* 1535 in Antwerp , † 1599 in Hamburg ) depicting Saint Peter , the Resurrection of Christ , John the Baptist , the Annunciation , the Epiphany and the Assumption of Mary , and another three depicting various scenes show the life of St. Francis of Assisi .

Worth knowing

Funeral of General Baldomero Espartero , in the background: Santa María de la Redonda

The tomb of General Baldomero Espartero is in the church .

swell

• Information board in the Logroño market square in front of the cathedral.

Web links

Commons : Cathedral of Logroño  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Web oficial

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pierre Tisné include: Spain. Pictorial Atlas of Spanish Art . DuMont Schauberg, Cologne 1968. ISBN 3-7701-4461-9 , p. 98.
2. ↑ Information board on the market square.
3. ↑ Dietrich Höllhuber and Werner Schäfke: The Spanish Way of St. James. History and art on the way to Santiago de Compostela . DuMont, [Cologne] 1999. ISBN 3-7701-4862-2 , p. 100.
4. ↑ Information board on the market square.
5. ↑ Werner Schäfke: Northwest Spain. Landscape, history and art on the way to Santiago de Compostela . DuMont, Cologne 1987. ISBN 3-7701-1589-9 , p. 79; Information board on the market square.
6. ↑ Information board on the market square.
7. ↑ Information board on the market square.
8. ↑ Information board on the market square.

Coordinates: 42 ° 27 '59.8 "  N , 2 ° 26" 43.7 "  W.