Church of Santa María de la Varga

Church of Santa María de la Varga
Native name
Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de la Varga
Location Uceda, Spain
Coordinates 40°50′30″N 3°28′00″W / 40.84166°N 3.466718°W / 40.84166; -3.466718Coordinates: 40°50′30″N 3°28′00″W / 40.84166°N 3.466718°W / 40.84166; -3.466718
Official name: Iglesia de Santa María de la Varga
Type Non-movable
Criteria Monument
Designated 1991
Reference no. RI-51-0007128
Location of Church of Santa María de la Varga in Spain

The Church of Santa María de la Varga (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa María de la Varga) is a former church located in Uceda, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1991.

Built atop a former mosque, the church was erected in a Romanesque style in the 13th century by the Archbishop of Toledo, D. Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada.[1]

References

  1. City Hall of Uceda website, entry on church.


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