Church of San Pedro Apóstol, Saviñán

CURRENT PROTECTION CATEGORY: BIC

TYPE OF PROPERTY: Real estate

CATEGORY: Religious

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: Mudejar

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 16th century

Built in the 16th century, it is a simple brick construction with an arcade in the upper part in the style of an Aragonese market. The tower is particularly noteworthy, built entirely of brick, with four sections, the first three of which are square in plan, culminating in a final octagonal section.

The walls are decorated with brickwork based on friezes of angled bricks and lozenges; the use of angled bricks dates back to the 13th century, with a Caliphate precedent, surviving until the later examples, with the staggered arrangement being introduced in the 16th century; on the other hand, the multi-armed crosses were widespread and used until the end of the 16th century, with the use of the atizonado brick and the diamond-shaped arrangement from the beginning of the 14th century onwards.

The second and third sections also have semicircular openings, with the second section being closed off, while the third and fourth sections house the bells. The sections are separated by a brick fascia with a pearly brick fascia.

Interventions

Restoration, 20th Century to 21st Century

Declarations

Declaration, 21st Century

The Official Gazette of Aragon of 16 August 2002 published the Order of 30 July 2002, of the Department of Culture and Tourism, by which the Church of San Pedro Apóstol in Saviñán (Zaragoza) was declared a Listed Asset of Aragonese Cultural Heritage.

Bibliography

VV.AA. Comunidad de Calatayud and El Monasterio de Piedra, Routes Colection Cai by Aragón no 12, Zaragoza, 2004.

VV.AA. Mudéjar Land. El mudéjar Aragonés, Patrimonio Mundial, Heraldo de Aragón, D.L. 2002.

Church of San Pedro Apóstol

C/ Mayor, 26
50299 Saviñán (Zaragoza)

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