Paredes de Nava is a municipality located in the
province of Palencia,
Castile and León,
Spain
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It is the birthplace of Renaissance painter
Pedro Berruguete
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. Some paintings by him can be seen in the
predella
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of the local church of Santa Eulalia. Other sights include the church of St. Martin (15th century, renovated in the 18th century).
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Festivities
* San Sebastián. (January 20)
* Virgen de Carejas. (September 8)
* Fiestas del Señor o Benditos Novillos (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after September 8)
Main sights
Santa Eulalia's church
The church of Santa Eulalia was built throughout the 12th and 16th centuries, and was declared National Monument in 1962. On September 13 of 1964, the first parochial museum of sacred art founded in Spain was inaugurated, and nowadays there are two activities: religious celebrations and the exhibition of sacred art.
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Church of San Martín
It was built in the 15th century, but extensively renovated in the 17th century. At present it hosts the Interpretation Center of Tierra de Campos and the tourism office of Paredes de Nava.
People
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Jorge Manrique – Poet, writer of the “Coplas a la muerte de su padre” (1440 – 1479) .
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Pedro Berruguete
Pedro Berruguete (c. 1450 – 1504) was a Spanish painter whose art is regarded as a transitional style between gothic and Renaissance art. Berruguete most famously created paintings of the first few years of the Inquisition and of religious i ...
– Painter (1450 – 1504) .
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Alonso Berruguete – Painter, sculptor and architect (1488 – 1561).
* Felipe Berrojo - Architect, sculptor and plasterer (1628-1694).
* Gregoria Matorras – Mother of José de San Martín, military rioplatense (1738 – 1813).
* Tomás Teresa León - Priest and official writer of Paredes de Nava (1924 - 1962).
Twin towns
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Plaisance, France
References
Municipalities in the Province of Palencia
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