Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Meco)

The Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción is a church and parish in Meco, Spain. The church was added to the Bien de Interés Cultural registry in 1982.HistoryThe church is thought to have existed before 1487, and part of the present church is known to have existed in 1568. Ambrosio de Morales recounts the arrival of the relics of Santos Justo y Pastor on their journey from Huesca to Alcalá de Henares. Some sources date the church's founding to 1548. Cantabrian architect Juan Ribero designed it from its conception to its completion before his death in 1598, and installed the tiles in the main chapel.ArchitectureThere is a clear influence from Diego de Siloe on Ribero's plant, columns and cover style, evident in de Siloe's 1528 Granada Cathedral. Ribero's church features Gothic columns and ribbed vaults.The rectangular floor plan is divided into three parts (naves) of equal height, with the central nave wider than the surrounding two. The naves are separated by thick columns, topped with classical cornices and capitals. On them rest the late-Gothic roof ribs, with liernes over the aisles.