The pre-romanic church of San Martín de Prado in Lalín, Pontevedra-Spain

Abstract

San Martín de Prado is a small, single-nave church from the XVI century. However, concealed in its walls, there are Pre- Romanic and Romanic layers of great interest. The authors of the article have reached the conclusion that, beside the abandonment they all suffer, the rest of the churches in the area must also have these characteristics, to a greater or smaller extent. When taken separately, these elements have practically no value at all, but as a whole, they offer great possibilities of study at all levels; restoration, mediaeval habitat, types of walls. This work refers only to San Martin and has been carried out with limited means, perhaps in accordance with the modest objective of the study. The elements have been studied in depth, and owing to the great simplicity of the church, we may be allowed to believe that they can be easily recognized without the need for a good planimetry measures, which, no doubt, would have been of great help description of the actions undertaken (their criteria and typology) and the conclusions.