2014-09-07 Olmos de Ojeda, Iglesia Santa Eufemia de Conzuelos, Palencia, Spain

La Granja de Santa Eufemia of Cozuelos, privately owned agricultural estate is located in the municipality of Olmos de Ojeda, about 16 km southwest of Aguilar de Campo. This place belongs to the municipality of Olmos settled in the territory of the Ojeda, county between Plateau and Plateau and Cantabrian mountains, close to the bed of Burejo and a flat area occupied by extensive farmland and woodland.
The origins of Santa Eufemia back to the tenth century, perhaps as a humble hermit property. Protected by Ebur Castle, which defended the access between the middle reaches of Pisuerga and Liébana, some monasteries like San Cosme y San Damián de Cozuelos, which we were offered donations were founded 946 and 947. Shortly after the invocation of Santa Eufemia that eventually became the principal of the monastery is documented.
However, the most important for Santa Eufemia of Cozuelos event occurred on December 4, 1186, when Alfonso VIII as a exchange of the Bishop of Burgos San Pedro de Cervatos (Cantabria) and immediately was given to the Master of the Order of Santiago. Occupied by Commanders of Santiago, dependent on the charge of Uclés, continued to expand their heritage for decades. The number of owners installed there was around thirty, almost all belonging to noble classes.
In 1486 the relocation of the community was requested. This was definitely made in 1502 to the convent of Santa Fe de Toledo by order of Queen Isabella.
The church of Santa Eufemia of Cozuelos is one of the most beautiful and harmonious buildings of Romanesque Palencia. It was built entirely with good local sandstone blocks.
The ship is divided into two sections covered with a highlighted vault, Well worked move a key adorns its center. In coming to the main arch angles nerves start andresino short columns with capitals and cornice decorated eggs. The two bays of the nave are separated in three shafts.
The cover is a quarter sphere in the apse shell and barrel pointed in the presbytery. The separation between it and the apse is made by a pointed triumphal arch and bending resting on capitals and half columns. Both the apse and side tear of a bench socket, where-in the apse primarily support the well-molded bases its half columns.