Church of the Assumption - Cretas (16th century)
Main facade
The beautiful Mannerist composition of the main façade, located at the foot of the temple, stands out. Made in 1566 according to the inscription that appears on it. A giant order of fluted Ionic columns in its upper third and with a pediment decorated with the relief of the Coronation of the Virgin serves as a frame for a second order of two bodies and smaller than the first. This second order is divided into two parts: The lower part is delimited by two pairs of fluted columns on a base decorated with rosettes and cartouches that frame the access door to the temple where a capital stands out in the upper part of the same that is possibly the vestige of a mullion. On the doorway there is an entablature with low-relief medallions of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and above it a frieze with scenes of the Passion. The upper body starts from a powerful plinth with the inscription "At the cost of Cretas he made me Xadó. 1566". On the plinth there are five empty niches, a classical entablature and a pediment with the Eternal Father in relief. Highlight the two oculi that illuminate the high choir and are located in the space between the two pediments. Finish the façade and the vertices of the pediments with rosettes.
Central Nave
Built in the 16th century, made entirely of stone, it has a plan made up of a polygonal head and a single nave, with four sections, with chapels between the buttresses. It is all covered with star-crossed vaults, except for the chapels in the third section, closer to the foot, which are covered with simple cross-vaults. All the vaults have their keys decorated with medallions, the coat of arms of the Villa de Cretas being visible in one of them. At the foot we see the elevated choir, on a ribbed vault and carpanel arch, with a stone balustrade. In the foot section, on the Epistle side, we find the stone stairs through which we access the choir and the bell tower.
