Religious Heritage

Collection of historic churches, parish churches, convents, chapels, stone crosses and a historic cemetery.

Parish Church of San Martín de Bravío

Parish Church of San Martín de Bravío

12th-century Romanesque church with a simple structure, triumphal arch and a dominant double bell gable.

This is a 12th-century Romanesque church. It has a rectangular ground plan with a single nave. Inside, the transitional space between the presbytery and the nave is defined by a semicircular triumphal arch, supported by two attached columns with capitals decorated with acanthus leaves finished with a ball motif. The nave has a wooden roof structure, while the apse is covered by a barrel vault. On the exterior, the main façade concentrates all the decorative elements, arranged along an imaginary vertical axis that includes the main doorway and, above it, a small rectangular opening. The cornice is interrupted in the centre to serve as the base for the double bell gable, which is crowned by a cross and flanked by two pinnacles topped with balls.

Former Hospital of San Antonio
Chapel of Our Lady of Amparo
Neoclassical chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Amparo, with a simple façade and granite niche housing the Virgin’s image.
Magdalena Chapel
Small 18th-century chapel, heir to a former medieval hospital for lepers under the dedication of Saint Lazarus.
Convent of Donas
Former medieval convent with origins in the 11th century, linked to As Donas and the Las Cascas priory, now partially in ruins.
Convent of the Augustinian Recollects
17th–18th century convent with a 16th-century cloister, historic coats of arms and valuable altarpieces from the Compostela School.
Church of Santa María do Azogue
14th–15th century Gothic church with Flemish altarpieces, mural paintings and tombs of medieval Betanzos society.
Church of Santiago
15th-century church transitioning from Romanesque to Gothic, linked to Fernán Pérez de Andrade and the Way of Saint James.
Parish Church of San Esteban de Piadela
16th-century church with a single nave, of undefined style, featuring interesting volumes and a distinctive bell tower integrated into the façade.
Parish Church of San Martín de Bravío
12th-century Romanesque church with a simple structure, triumphal arch and a dominant double bell gable.
Parish Church of San Martín de Tiobre
12th-century Romanesque church with a single nave and rich sculptural decoration on the portal and bell gable.
Parish Church of Santa María de Pontellas
13th-century Romanesque church with a single nave, pointed triumphal arch and simple bell gable, a sober example of rural Galician Romanesque.
Parish Church of Santiago de Requián
Baroque church with a single nave, gallery and prominent double bell gable, representative of popular religious architecture in the region.
Church and Convent of San Francisco
14th-century Gothic temple declared a BIC, with extraordinary tombs of the Andrade family and rich sculptural decoration.
Church and Convent of Santo Domingo
Dominican church and convent begun in the 16th century, with a historic cloister and the tower from which the traditional San Roque balloon is launched.
Santa María Stone Cross
Stone cross located in the historic centre of Betanzos.
Church of As Angustias
18th-century Baroque church with a Latin cross plan, notable for its imposing stone façade.
Church of Our Lady of the Way
Renaissance sanctuary linked to the English Way, associated with Marian legends and the historic care of pilgrims.