Church of Our Lady of the Angels

The church of Our Lady of the Angels is the Catholic parish temple of the Spanish municipality of Acebo, located to the northwest of the province of Cáceres.

The parish church of Our Lady of the Angels stands in the Plaza Mayor and occupies the entire front of it. It is undoubtedly the most important monument in the locality and one of the most interesting in the set of High Extremadura Gothic-Renaissance architecture. A good testament to this is the reference made by Bishop Don Luis de Salcedo y Azcona in the early 18th century during his visit to the Diocese of Coria, praising its architecture: “It is the best church of the bishopric; made of hewn stone, a finished and perfect work, with a very good tower corresponding to the choir, an organ loft, and sacristy.” Pascual Madoz also tells us, while drafting his Dictionary in the 19th century: “A solid parish church, 45 varas long and 16 wide, with a good tower and clock, in which until the year 1820 the arms of the Duke of Alba were seen sculpted...”.

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