Serrablo churches


The Serrablo Churches are a group of early-romanesque and mozarabic churches located in small villages of Alto Gállego. The churches are thought to have been built by the mozarabic presence in the area between the 10th and 11th century, a time in which Serrablo was bordered by the moorish state of Al-Andalus.
These churches are; Saint Bartholomew's, Saint Eulalia's, Saint Peter's, Saint Andrew's, Saint John's, Saint Peter's, Saint John's, Saint Eulalia's, Saint Martin's, Saint Mary's, Saint John and Mary's, Saint Martíns, Saint Martin's, Saint Michael's, Saint Pelagius', Church of the Magi and Saint Michael's and Saint Salvador's.

Architectural Features

The churches are set apart by their homogeneity, most of them having a small rectangular nave with an apse, and a slim bell tower. A number of these churches display a light horseshoe arch, something commonly found in religious Islamic buildings such as the Great Mosque of Kairouan. The use of a frieze with vertically set cylindrical stones or baquetones, are found in the apses of all the churches, something unique to the region.

Friends of Serrablo

In 1971, the association of Friends of Serrablo was created by local historians with the goal of restoring churches in the face of ruin and preserving local culture. The Serrablo churches were declared Spanish properties of cultural interest with help from Friends of Serrablo in 1982.