The Iglesia de Santa María de Arbas, situated in Mayorga, Valladolid, was built in the 16th century using masonry and brick. It features a semicircular apse made of tapia and a square-based tower. Inside, the building is notable for its pointed-rib vaults with cross-ribs, as well as polychrome tracery on the bays.
The chapel of the Villagómez features plasterwork of the Sevillian and Granadian types. This area is decorated with horseshoe, lobulated, and mixtiline arches, alongside the shields of the patrons and various kingdoms of Spain, as well as cartelas, lozenge-patterned panels, and an inscription dated 1422.
The interior also preserves two 18th-century altarpieces, others in the Rococo style, and sculptures of San Antón and San Roque. Although it underwent restoration during the last decade, it is awaiting a new definitive work. It is currently considered a Bien de Interés Cultural and was declared a historical-artistic monument belonging to the Tesoro Artístico Nacional by a decree on June 3, 1931.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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