Monastery of San Román de Moroso
Hermitage of San Román de Moroso / Sancti Romani de Moroso
(Arenas de Iguña, Cantabria)
This is a small Mozarabic church, built around the 10th century. The first record of this place dates back to the year 1119, when Urraca of León (1081-1126) donated this monastery of San Román de Moroso to the abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos (Burgos). It could possibly be one of the monasteries founded during the repopulation period in the 8th and 9th centuries. Silos maintained a small priory at this site. The chapel, restored in the second half of the 20th century, is preserved with a small nave and a rectangular apse, which features a bell-gable.
Bibliography:
- CAMPUZANO RUIZ, Enrique (1991). Catálogo Monumental de Cantabria. II Valles del Saja y del Besaya. Diputación Regional de Cantabria
- FÉROTIN, Marius (1897). Recueil des chartes de l'abbaye de Silos. París: Imp. Nationale
- GARCIA ALCOCER, Vanesa (2013). La ermita de San Román de Moroso y el románico cántabro. La experiencia del REUSO
- KAPLAN, Gregory B. (2012). The Mozarabic Horseshoe Arches in the Church of San Román de Moroso (Cantabria, Spain). Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art & Architecture. Volume III, Issue 3
- RODRIGUEZ DE LA FUENTE, Mercedes (1969). Historia y leyenda de San Román de Moroso. Publicaciones del Instituto de Etnografía y Folklore Hoyos Sainz, núm. 1
Location:
The chapel is located in an isolated area, near Bostronizo, south of Torrelavega