Church
In La Rioja several churches exist conceived in floor of lounge and between all of them It stands out since the the most beautiful, spacious and balanced of Nuesta Señora of Briones's Asuncion. In a building constructed in the 16th century in chairs of style King Católicos and renaissance, of three ships, the head office broader than two wings, but little more, to equal height, than five sections and head-board ochavada in three cloths: lateral chapels, high choir, sacristy, and of elegant tower. His vault presents crucerías starred, with curved curved and remains, on pointed arches, cylindrical props fasciculados in base octogonal and capitals like ring of vegetable decoration.
Declared historical - artistic monument for the Ministers' Council on December 29, 1982.
The year 1521 the stone-cutter Michael de Esquioga promises to construct the church completing the head-board that already existed. To his death Juan Martínez de Mutio continues the works and to the death of this one Juan Perez de Solate would end in 1565.
TOWER
The airy tower that adjoins the principal door occupies the place of previous other one of the 16th century. They are Martin de Beratúa and Martin de Arbe who give trace and beginning of work in 1756, making her concluded in 1760. It belongs to what has been given in calling " Riojan style " and to be equal to those of Santo Domingo of the Causeway and Logrono.
PRINCIPAL FRONT
Designed possibly by Juan Martínez de Mutio, in spite of his conceptual humility in comparison with others of the regional geography of the same period, It forms one of the most charming works of the Riojan renaissance.
His decorative device has for object exalt the figure of the Asuncion Maria's - coronation that appears in the attic. The set is protected by a reduced arch that is opened between the contiguous buttress and the tower of the front that was realized by the same teachers of the tower.
MAP OF THE CHURCH
1. Chapel of the Rosario
Rococo of the second half of the 18th century. Images San Jose, San Roque and Holy Ana and Virgin with child in manger, concerning the arch, linens delos mysteries of the Rosario; baroques of the 18th century.
2. Chapel of the Ircio or of the Hircio
Founded by the brothers Martin and Pedro de Hircio natives of Briones. One mayor, Pedro, and another companion of trip of polite Hernán in the conquest of Mexico. It concludes in 1568.
Altarpiece of architecture romanist with Marian history and image of the Inmaculate Conception. All this acts of Pedro de Arbulo, about 1564. Sepulcher romanist in arch of victory: entablamento with angels and attributes of the passion. Eternal father in fronton and Resurreción in eardrum; bundle orante of D. Pedro Saéz de Ircio. Also it is A Pedro Arbulo's work.
Grating of iron and sheet of crestería in eses contracted in 1616 to Juan Ortiz de Orobro and Zárate.
3. Altarpiece of Holy Barbara
Baroque of the first half of the 18th century, with images of San Francisco Javier, Holy Barbara and Unborn San Ramon, contemporaries; Christ of ends of the 17th century.
4. Chapel de los Perea
Founded by Monk Pedro de Perea of San Agustín's Order, born in Briones, bishop of Arequipa (Peru). Grating of Irons with friezes, eses and shield of the Perea. Baroque altarpiece with paintings of San Paul's beheading, San's Pedro crucifixion and embrace of San Pedro and San Paul of about 1660.
Sepulcher in arcosolio with heraldry in fronton and bundle orante of natural size in wood of D. Pedro de Perea.
5. baroque Altarpiece of Santiago
Of ends of the 17th century or beginning of the XVIIIth. Images of Santiago poseur, San Juan Baptizer, Holy Isabel of Hungary, San Antonio of Padua and San Fernando; contemporary all of them.
6. Major Altarpiece
Of classical architecture according to trace of Hernando de Murillas, father, of 1626. To his death there take the order d ela work of his son Hernando de Murillas and Vélez de Loyola, which together with Juan Bascardo and the son-in-law of this Diego Jiménez, will finish it in 1650. In bank: saints and scenes of the passion; in body: Trinidad, Asuncion., apostles in bundle and Marian scenes and of the infancy in relief; in attic: Calvary and two deacons. Entrepisos: sendos socles with virtues: In reliquary - templete; saints and Jesus' Heart in portezuela.
Niche in which there are placed alternative, Crucifix of round bundle natural, Gothic size of ends of the 15th century, the Christ d elos Remedies, employer of Briones and height of the Virgin of the Star, sedate you, Gothic of ends of the 13th century or beginning of the 14th century.
7. Altarpiece of San Sebastian
Baroque of ends of the 17th century, with the Virgin of the Rosario, romanist of Ernando de Murillas, the old man, realized in 1595; San Blas and San Isidro.
8. Sacristy
Wide and slender environment to the one that gives trace, remodelling a project of 1587 of Pedro de la Torre, Francisco de la Riva Agueroi in 1671. Nevertheless It will not begin the work until 1672 helped by Pedro de la Puente Liermo. Decoration to the freco of architectural elements, illusionists, Biblical figures and great assumption of the Virgin.
Magnificent cajonera, romanist of ends of the 16th century and baroque of the 18th century. Six linens with scenes of the life of the Virgin and Jesus de Mateo Cerezo's infancy about 1636 (destined to cover the lateral streets of the major altarpiece of the parish, then sustituído for reliefs). Christ of the flagellation, probably of the same author of the 17th century.
Baby Jesus de la Bola de Hernando of Murillas, the old romanist of 1623 and with legend in pedestal: " Yzome of wood for his devotion Ernando de Murillas, 1623 years "
9. Chapel of Tenorio or of the Visitación
In round arch with archivolts decorated in cardinas, savages and shields of the family Tenorio of Red. His founder is D. Rodrigo Tenorio and Red.
Altarpiece of painting on table, framed in dust-guard of stone, with Marian scenes and several saints. Of Juan of Burgundy realized in 1521.
Painting on table, ancient titles of the frontal altarpiece, of San Miguel Archangel, romanist, of Juan Fernandez de Navarrete " The Mute one ".
Altarpiece of about 1590 acts of Juan de Alvarado re-done in last century. The lateral images look like works of Pedro Arbulo and Hernando de Murillas (or in the style of both).
10.- Chapel of the Pedantic Vice or of the Presentation
Ordered to construct in s. The XVIth for a son of Briones, D. Francisco Lopez of Vice and Ollauri. Grating of wood and iron with reliefs of San Pedro and San Paul and shield of weapon of the holder, work realized by Pedro de Arbulo towards 1578.
Altarpiece romanist with central scene of the Presentation; scenes of the Passion, Evangelists and saints; Pedro Arbulo's work of about 1570, which they parade in the procession of Holy Week and crucifix.
11.- Juan de Castrejana's Chapel
Chapel founded by Juan de Castrejana and of the Caves, native of Briones, Cutter of the Holy Court of Toítíao's Inquisition. The obia remained finished in 1676 and I realize it Juan de Raón and Pedro de la Puente.
Grating of Iron of 1680, Diego de Arregui's work.
Baroque altarpiece of 1680, Femando's work of the Rock, with Christ's image, natural size, reliquaries and other saints.
Sepulcher with bust orante, of about 1670, of D. Juan de Castrejana's polychrome stone.
Baptismal battery(sink) decorated with imagery under arcades that it looks like a popular work of s. The XIVth.
12. Choir
Occupying in height the last section of three ships the spacious choir supported on arches places escarzanos, in whose breastwork of the lunetos we warn decoration of beautiful you moan plalerescos. One accedes for a monumental with balustrade stairs.
Siilena of veíntitres high seats and catorcebajos with decoration of verbiage and imagery in the low supports; Juan's work of Imperial sand grouse, baroque, of about 1710.
The organ is a work of the Italian Andrés de Gasparini, contracted in 1765 and finished in 1767. The box " rococo is A Sebastián de Portu's work in 1766. The year 1824 Juan Manuel de Betolaza does reform and extends the musical possibilities.
Collection of cantorales in parchment, some dated in 1623. Whose chronology ranges between ends of s. The XVIth and beginning(principles) of s. The XVIIIth, with the decorated capitals (mutilated some).
Diverse heights from the hermitages spread by the field.
