San Julián de los Prados, also called Santullano, stands in Oviedo in Asturias. King Alfonso II ordered it, and the court architect Tioda built it around 830. It is dedicated to the martyred Egyptian saints Julian and Basilissa. It is a pre-Romanesque basilica of Asturian art, with a nave, two aisles, square piers, semicircular arches and a tall transept. It is about 98 feet (30 meters) long and 82 feet (25 meters) wide. A gallery in the transept was reserved for the king.
Its frescoes are considered the most important of their time in Western Europe for their extent, preservation and variety of designs. They are aniconic and painted in stucco in three layers, with architectural decoration showing Roman influence.
The church is part of the UNESCO-listed Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias.
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