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Geography and History work “El camino de santiago ” . Work by : Esther Gómez , María Herrero , Margarita Zárate and María Ramos . I ndex. Monastery and churche of San Juan de la Peña Art of the monastery of San Juan de la Peña An introducction The Santiagos cathedral exterior
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Geography and Historywork “El camino de santiago” Workby : Esther Gómez , María Herrero , Margarita Zárate and María Ramos
Index • Monastery and churche of San Juan de la Peña • Art of themonastery of San Juan de la Peña • Anintroducction • TheSantiagoscathedral exterior • TheSantiagoscathedral interior • Thetomb of Santiago • Themostimportantmonuments
2 º Index • Construction os Santiago´sCathedral • Maps and photographs • Interior of Santiago´sCathedral • “Botafumeiro” and santiago´stomb.
History • The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is a Catholic house of worship located in its namesake city in the center of the province of La Coruna in Galicia (Spain). Welcomes that, according to tradition, is the tomb of St. James, which made the temple a major pilgrimage destinations in Europe during the Middle Ages through the so-called Camino de Santiago, a route in which initiation was the wake of the Milky Way communicating the Iberian peninsula with the rest of the continent.
History • This was decisive for the medieval Spanish kingdoms participate in the cultural movements of the time, and currently remains an important pilgrimage destination. A privilege granted in 1122 by Pope Calixto II declared that would be "Holy Year" or "Jubilee Year" in Compostela every year in the July 25, the day of Santiago, coincide on Sunday, this privilege was confirmed by Pope Alexander III in his bull aeterni Regis in 1179. [1]
Monastery and church San Juan De La Peña • Themonastery of san Juan de la Peña isone of themostoldermonasteriesthatisontheroad of Santiago. Isnear Jaca, thatwasthe capital of Aragón. Originalywas a refugeforthechristiansthatwerepersecutedbythemuslimsduringthemuslimperiod in theiberianpeninsula.
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Construction of santiago´scathedral • Construction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile It was built according to the same plan as the monastic brick church of Saint Sernin in Toulouse, probably the greatest Romanesque edifice in France. the last stone was laid in 1122 It was built mostly in granite. the construction of the cathedral was certainly not finished. The cathedral was consecrated in 1128 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon.The church became an episcopal see in 1075 and, due to its growing importance as a place of pilgrimage, many people from many places in the world go there in pilgrimage. The cathedral has been embellished and expanded between the 16th and the 18th century • The main façade is baroque style.
Mainfacade and latincrossplantmap. The Western façade of the cathedral as seen from the PrazadaObradoiro Plan of the cathedral as it was in the 12th century Themainfacade.(baroque)
Interior: • The barrel-vaulted nave and the groin-vaulted aisles consist of eleven bays, while the wide transept consists of six bays. The choir is covered by three bays and surrounded with an ambulatory and five radiating chapels. The vault of the apse is pierced by round windows, forming a clerestory. The choir displays a surprising exuberance in this Romanesque setting. An enormous baldachin, with a sumptuous decorated statue of Saint James from the 13th century, rises above the main altar. • “Botafumeiro” A dome above the crossing contains the pulley mechanism to swing the "Botafumeiro", which is a famous thurible found in this church.
“Botafumeiro” and Saint Santiago sculpture: Santiago The pilgrims are allowed to kiss the saint's mantle via a narrow passage behind the altar. Perhaps the chief beauty of the cathedral, however, is the 12th century Portico da Gloria, behind the western facade.
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