Santa Cristina de Lena

  • Church of St. Christine of Lena
  • Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Cristina de Lena
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusInactive
Location
LocationLena (Asturias), Spain
Santa Cristina de Lena is located in Spain
Santa Cristina de Lena
Shown within Spain
Geographic coordinates43°7′38.4″N 5°48′51.5″W / 43.127333°N 5.814306°W / 43.127333; -5.814306
Architecture
TypeChurch
StylePre-Romanesque
Groundbreaking7th century
Completed852
Specifications
Direction of façadeNE
Length16 metres (52 ft)
Width12 metres (39 ft)
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, vi
Designated1985 (9th session)
Parent listingMonuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
Reference no.312bis-003
RegionEurope and North America
Official name: Ermita de Santa Cristina
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated24 August 1885
Reference no.RI-51-0000050

St Christine of Lena (Spanish: Santa Cristina de Lena[pronunciation?]) is a Roman Catholic Asturian pre-Romanesque church located in the Lena municipality, about 25 km south of Oviedo, Spain, on an old Roman road that joined the lands of the plateau with Asturias.[1]

  1. ^ Fergusson, James (1867). "Book VII: Spanish and Portugal". A history of architecture in all countries. Vol. 2. John Murray. pp. 123–124.