Church of Saint Martin of Tours, Frómista

The Church of Saint Martin of Tours, in Frómista, province of Palencia, Spain, was built in the 11th century in Romanesque style.

The construction of the church was begun in the second half of the 11th century by will of Queen Muniadona of Castile, as part of a monastery, which has disappeared.

The church is mentioned for the first time in 1066, and is stylistically connected to other Romanesque edifices in the Way of St. James, such as Cathedral of Jaca or San Isidoro de León.

The three-level façade shows the differing height of the nave and aisles of the interior; at the sides are two cylindrical bell towers.

This author was inspired by a Roman sepulchre coming from the nearby Palencia town of Husillos, which today is exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid.

In addition to the Maestro de la Orestíada, several sculptors worked in the workshop with different techniques, although the homogeneity of the whole is not lost.

Some of the capitals have motifs of plant life, human figures or depictions of stories, such as that of Adam and Eve or the Fox and the Grapes.

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