San Cornelio and San Cipriano (Revilla de Santullán)
The Catholic parish church of San Cornelio and San Cipriano in Revilla de Santullán , a place in the municipality of Barruelo de Santullán in the province of Palencia in the Spanish Autonomous Region of Castile-León , was built at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. The church, consecrated to the liturgical twins , St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian , was first mentioned in a document in 1258 . The bell tower ( espadaña ) and the portal are preserved from the Romanesque building . In 1993 the church was declared a monument ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
architecture
Exterior construction
The church is built of regularly hewn, ocher sandstone . In the west rises an open bell tower with two arched windows and a tapering end, as is typical of the Romanesque churches in the region. A closed vestibule was added to the south facade in the 16th century. A cornice , supported by numerous corbels , runs under the roof of the apse, the nave and the canopy above the portal . These are carved with a variety of animal and human representations.
portal
The jewel of the church is the magnificent portal that opens in the south facade and is enclosed by the vestibule. It is surrounded by six archivolts that rest on columns with artistically carved capitals. Three capitals are carved with large leaves, others depict griffins and harpies . Four capitals depict battle scenes, a centaur and a knight fight a lion, another knight kills a dragon. Another scene is reminiscent of Samson's fight with the lion. The capital of the innermost column on the right side is provided with the representation of the three Marys at the tomb of Jesus. The women carry ointment vessels with them, and an angel hovers over the empty grave. The archivolts are decorated with round bars , zigzag arches and a frieze of small arcades under which Jesus and the twelve apostles are gathered at the Lord's Supper . Peter can be recognized by his keys, the name of Bartholomew, the fourth apostle to the right of Jesus, is carved on the arcade arch. There are breads on the table and in front of each apostle there is a plate with a large fish. Two more figures are shown on either side of the apostles. The left figure holds an open book in his hands, the right figure is interpreted as the sculptor's self-portrayal, as indicated by the inscription “Micaelis me fecit” (Micaelis made me) in the arcade arch.
Three Marys at the tomb of Jesus
Griffin, Samson's fight with the lion, Centaur
Battle of a knight with a dragon
A knight kills a lion with a sword
inner space
The single-nave nave opens into a choir with a semicircular apse in the east . The original vault, a broken barrel , is only preserved today in the choir. The two capitals on which the triumphal arch rests represent Daniel in the lions' den and an angel on four superimposed volutes .
Murals
The wall paintings date from the late 15th century and are attributed to the so-called Master of San Felices . They depict scenes from the life of Mary .
Furnishing
A Romanesque baptismal font has been preserved in the church . It is divided into rectangular fields by vertical bands and is decorated with four-petalled flowers surrounded by circles.
literature
- Jaime Cobreros: Las Rutas del Románico en España . Volume 1, Madrid 2004, ISBN 84-9776-010-7 , pp. 105-106.
- Carlos M. Martín Jiménez: Las mejores rutas por el Románico de Palencia . Edilesa, León 2008, ISBN 978-84-8012-632-8 , pp. 162-164.
- César del Valle Barreda: Antigua Merindad de Aguilar de Campoo . Fundación Santa María la Real , Aguilar de Campoo 2009, ISBN 978-84-89483-55-2 , pp. 71-73.
Web links
- Iglesia de San Cornelio y San Cipriano Visitar Palencia (Spanish, accessed August 7, 2013)
- Revilla de Santullán - San Cornelio ya San Cipriano romanicoaragones.com (Spanish, accessed August 7, 2013)
Coordinates: 42 ° 53'25.3 " N , 4 ° 17'35.3" W.