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Alonso Antonio de San Martín (12 December 1642 – 5 July 1705) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1681–1705) and Bishop of Oviedo (1675–1681). [1] He was an illegitimate son of King Felipe IV of Spain.
Elevado al episcopado en el consistorio de 16 de diciembre de 1675, fue consagrado obispo en Granada, a mediados del mes de abril del año siguiente, y entró privadamente en Oviedo la noche del 2 de diciembre de este año.
This is one of the purest examples of Spanish Romanesque. It was built by Doña Mayor, the widow of Sancho Mayor, King of Navarre, and has been the spiritual resting place of the pilgrims on the road to Santiago. The building features three naves, all with barrel vaults and rib arches.
The monastic church of San Martín de Frómista is likely the most well-known church on this site, and one of the most well-known of all Romanesque monuments in Spain.
The Church of Saint Martin of Tours, in Frómista, province of Palencia, Spain, was built in the 11th century in Romanesque style. It is located on the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostella.
Mar 19, 2021 · The magnificent church is undoubtedly one of the landmarks of Spanish Romanesque and, certainly, the best Romanesque on the Camino de Santiago, being able to relate to and place itself at the height of great Jacobean Romanesque centers: Jaca, San Isidoro de León and Compostela.
Along with the royal basilica of San Isidoro de León and the cathedral at Jaca, it is the earliest example of Romanesque architecture in Spain. San Martin de Frómista is a remarkable structure, almost a pilgrimage church in miniature, the refined elegance of its architectural and decorative elements more readily associated with a larger building.
