Terras de Celanova e Serra do Xurés

SAN BERNABÉ CHURCH (A VALENZÁ)

SAN BERNABÉ CHURCH (A VALENZÁ)

Church of San Bernabé, dated 1576 after an epidemic. It has a Baroque altar, a 17th century altarpiece and a Gothic chapel founded in 1584 by Tomé Rodríguez...
Dated from 1576, 16th century. A small church built after the epidemic that devastated the area between 1569 and 1571. In the main altar, in Baroque style, the 17th century altarpiece and the image of San Bernabé stand out. The name Church of San Bernabé is the name of several religious buildings, catalogued as churches in honour of a saint called Bernabé. Attached to the right side is a late Gothic chapel with a ribbed vault, founded in 1584 by Captain Tomé Rodríguez Punxín, who had returned from the Indies (America). It is worth seeing its medallions.