Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Torrelavega
Facts and practical information
The church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in the town of Torrelavega is a religious temple of Catholic worship under the Marian invocation of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
It is a monumental church, neo-Gothic style, built in the late nineteenth century.
It was conceived as the most ambitious work at that time for the town, taking advantage of its economic expansion based on commercial activity as a crossroads between the Meseta and Santander; whose port was at its peak overseas; time that was to change its image of rural village, for a new more urban, receiving the title of city, in 1895 by the hand of Queen Maria Cristina. To this impulse was added the arrival in 1879 of an enterprising parish priest capable of understanding the new economic and social situation of Torrelavega, Ceferino Calderón.
Calle Ceferino Calderón, 3Torrelavega 39300
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Cave of Altamira, Cave of El Castillo, Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana, Caves of Monte Castillo.
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