Name: Church of Santa María Magdalena de Rucandio
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Church of Santa María Magdalena de Rucandio

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Location: Riotuerto, Costera, Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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LucíaPolancoArt

January 18, 2022

In the highest part of the Rucandio neighborhood (Riotuerto) stands this characteristic monument, considered one of the most baroque churches in the region.

Ordered to be built in 1740 by D. Tomás de Crespo Agüero, Archbishop of Zaragoza, its construction began in 1988, with an octagonal floor plan and a curious equally octagonal tower topped with a large central dome.

Although very sober on the outside, with three simple entrances, the main one being at the base of its tower. Inside, the vault is decorated with plant stucco reliefs, below which are large polychrome stucco reliefs representing various fathers of the church, above which there is a painted inscription with the consecration of the church and the titles of the founder. It conserves a churrigueresque altarpiece in the presbytery, whose lower part was destroyed during the Civil War, highlighting the image of the Magdalena, probably from a previous altarpiece. Among the works of art preserved in the church, two high-quality tenebrist baroque paintings stand out, as well as the portrait of the founder of the temple, as well as some examples of goldsmithing and various wood carvings.

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Location: Riotuerto, Costera, Cantabria, Santander, Spain

Church of Santa María Magdalena de Rucandio

1. Casa de Miera-Rubalcaba – Museo del Hombre Pez loop from Liérganes

2. Rucandio Fountain – Puente Mayor de Liérganes loop from Liérganes

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