Its construction began in the 12th century, although in later times, especially in the 14th and 16th centuries, new spaces were added, until the ensemble we know today was completed, a mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque elements. In the upper part the towers rise, with three bodies and a pyramidal top. The main entrance has two pairs of columns with archivolts and a smooth tympanum. From here we access the chapel of Santo Cristo, with a rectangular floor plan and baroque aesthetics. It was built between the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Romanesque church from the 12th century with beautiful cemetery behind. By the way, it is the last church on the Way of St. James!

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In 1479 the pastor Alonso García founded the Hospital de Peregrinos de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, a hospital built in front of the church, on the site that today occupies the cemetery and some remains of which still survive.
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