Episcopal Palace

On Main Street, near the Cathedral, is the Episcopal residence of Oxomense. The most interesting feature is the doorway, from the time of Bishop Alonso Enriquez (1506-1523). Of Hispano-Flemish Gothic scheme, it consists of a semicircular arch formed by large voussoirs, with lobed intrados, framed by an alfiz of Muslim memory that rests on corbels and which houses the coat of arms of Bishop Enriquez. The importance of the episcopal dignity in El Burgo de Osma is so important that it is difficult to reach an integrated understanding of the values of the population without taking into account this close link between town and temple, between civic life and ecclesiastical presence. Since 1342, the bishop was temporary lord of the town and its land, acquiring the rights to the Cathedral Chapter. Today, the Palace houses, in addition to the residence and episcopal offices, the diocesan archives.