Igreja de São Gens de Boelhe

Built between the mid and end of the 13th century, this church is stated as one of the finest examples of rural Romanesque decoration, showing a variety of motives abroad, since the bull-headed men carrying stones, as well as geometric acronyms and alphabet on the walls, which means the work of rigging by stone craftsmen. Rectangular plant, is one of the few temples which preserves the original Bell Tower on the façade. Considered the most small Romanesque church in the country, preserves in its interior characteristic aspects of this style, notably the solemnity and severity of decorative elements.

Contacts


Largo da Igreja
4575-109,Boelhe

    Characteristics


  • Easy external parking
  • Churches, Chapels & Temples
  • Visitable (with a guide)
  • True

Monuments near Igreja de São Gens de Boelhe

Igreja de Croca


Church with Sundial in the tower.

Calvário de Capela


A set of seven stone crucifixes.

Igreja Paroquial de São Gens de Boelhe


A recent church with a most beautiful façade. Composed of a belltower and a clock.

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