Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol - Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid, España - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

La iglesia de Santiago Apóstol, a veces llamada de Santiago de los Caballeros, de Medina de Rioseco (Valladolid, Castilla y León, España), es un templo de culto católico de grandes proporciones construido entre los siglos XVI y XVII en una inusual amalgama de estilos, conjugándose un gótico muy tardío con los renacimientos plateresco, clasicista y herreriano, presentes en la fábrica exterior y el alzado interior, y el barroco, que caracteriza las cubiertas abovedadas y el monumental Retablo Mayor. Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC), es Monumento Histórico-Artístico Nacional desde 1964.

Su construcción la inició en 1533, en plena época plateresca, en estilo gótico tardío por el insigne arquitecto Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón, en su etapa de juventud a la que seguiría la etapa de madurez en la que ya diseñaría todas sus construcciones en estilo renacentista. A la muerte del maestro en 1577 el templo estaba inconcluso, faltando de erigir el cierre por los pies. Fue entonces cuando se involucró en las obras Alonso de Tolosa, arquitecto seguidor del estilo renacentista herreriano, que trabajaba por entonces en la Catedral de Valladolid, y que diseñó las trazas para la fachada principal de poniente. De su ejecución se encargó Juan de Hermosa, hombre de su confianza, y de larga y dilatada obra en Medina de Rioseco.

The Church of Santiago Apóstol, sometimes called Santiago de los Caballeros, in Medina de Rioseco (Valladolid, Castilla y León, Spain), is a large-scale Catholic church built between the 16th and 17th centuries in an unusual amalgamation of styles, combining a very late Gothic with the Plateresque, Classicist and Herrerian renaissances, present in the exterior fabric and the interior elevation, and the Baroque, which characterizes the vaulted roofs and the monumental Main Altarpiece. Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC), it has been a National Historic-Artistic Monument since 1964.

Its construction began in 1533, in the middle of the Plateresque period, in the late Gothic style by the distinguished architect Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón, in his youth, which would be followed by the stage of maturity in which he would design all his buildings in Renaissance style. At the death of the master in 1577 the temple was unfinished, lacking to erect the closing by the feet. It was then that Alonso de Tolosa, an architect who followed the Herrerian Renaissance style, who was working at the Valladolid Cathedral at the time, and who designed the layouts for the main west façade, became involved in the works. Juan de Hermosa, a man he trusted, and a long and extensive work in Medina de Rioseco, was in charge of its execution.

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1533 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Católica If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:30 AM Street address of Church: Colonia Santiago, 2 Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid España 47800 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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