Church of Saint Dominic, Soria

Santo Domingo de Soria is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church in Soria, Castile and León, Spain.

Saint Dominic
Native name
Spanish: Santo Domingo
LocationSoria, Spain
Coordinates41.766599°N 2.466774°W / 41.766599; -2.466774
Official nameIglesia de Santo Domingo
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1929
Reference no.RI-51-0000337
Church of Saint Dominic, Soria is located in Spain
Church of Saint Dominic, Soria
Location of Saint Dominic in Spain

History

It was built in the late 12th century above a pre-existing church dedicated to San Tomé, although it was partially renovated in the following centuries, including the century transept and choir area, added in the 16th century when a Dominican convent was founded annexed to the church.

It has a façade with two orders of arcades at the sides of the portal, which is surmounted by a rose window. The portal has an elaborated archivolt with Biblical characters and scenes, including the 24 elders of the Apocalypse, the Massacre of the Innocents, the Youth, the Passion and the death of Christ. The tympanum has representations of the God the father sitting with the Child, four angels with the symbols of the Evangelists, the prophet Isaiah and the Virgin Mary. The capitals on the jambs of the entry feature biblical scenes from the Genesis and the life of Christ.

The interior is on the Latin cross plan with a nave and two aisles, covered by barrel vaults.

Photographic development of archivolts of Saint Dominic of Soria
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