Church of San Bartolomé (Tarazona de la Mancha)

Church of San Bartolomé
Native name
Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolomé
Location Tarazona de la Mancha, Spain
Coordinates 39°15′55″N 1°54′45″W / 39.265329°N 1.912464°W / 39.265329; -1.912464Coordinates: 39°15′55″N 1°54′45″W / 39.265329°N 1.912464°W / 39.265329; -1.912464
Official name: Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolomé
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1992
Reference no. RI-51-0007370
Location of Church of San Bartolomé in Spain

The Church of San Bartolomé (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolomé) is a church located in Tarazona de la Mancha, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1992.

Construction began in 1549 in a Renaissance-style; the church was only completed in 1694. The main portal resembles a triumphal arch. The main altar once had a very elaborate retablo, but it succumbed to arson in 1931.[1]

References

  1. Tarazona de La Mancha official site, entry on church.


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