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“El camino de santiago”

Work by : Esther Gómez , María Herrero , Margarita Zárate and María Ramos

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 The Santiagos cathedral interior The tomb of Santiago The most important monuments

Index

Construction os Santiago´s Cathedral Maps and photographs Interior of Santiago´s Cathedral “Botafumeiro” and santiago´s tomb.

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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]

History

The monastery of san Juan de la Peña is one of the most older monasteries that is on the road of Santiago. Is near Jaca, that was the capital of Aragón. Originaly was a refuge for the christians that were persecuted by the muslims during the muslim period in the iberian peninsula.

Monastery and church San Juan De La Peña

We are going to explain the art of the monastery of san Juan de la Peña by images.

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San Juan de la Peña is a romanesque and mozarab church (monastery)

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The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is Catholic worship temple. This temple became one

of the principal pilgrimage destination of Europe

due to the tomb of apostol Santiago.Called road of Santiago

Introduction

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.

Construction of santiago´s cathedral

Main facade and latin cross plant map.

Plan of the cathedral as it was in the 12th century

The Western façade of the cathedral as seen from the Praza da Obradoiro

The main facade.(baroque)

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.

Interior:

“Botafumeiro” and Saint Santiago sculpture:

Perhaps the chief beauty of the cathedral, however, is the 12th century Portico da Gloria, behind the western facade.

The pilgrims are allowed to kiss the saint's mantle via a narrow passage behind the altar.

Santiago

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The tomb of Santiago

Santiago's headless body was loaded into a boat from Judea and taken to Finisterre (Galicia). The place where he was buried was called Campus Stellae

It is known that in the sixteenth century the remains were lost, but were again found in 1879. The remains were found in a stone urn. Scientists at the time determined the remains were very old, but did not mention the time, and three different men. To the authorities of the time there was no doubt that these were the remains of the Apostle

The tomb

Some photographs of santiago´s tomb:

The tomb of Santiago is One of the reasons of thePilgrimage to santiago´sCathedral. The most Important reason.

Camino de Santiago of A Coruña

Camino de Santiago A Coruña.

Castillo de San Carlos

Iglesia Nosa Señora das Areas

Capilla del Buensuceso

Monumento al Emigrante

the most important monuments are:

Castillo de San Carlos

Iglesia Nosa Señora Das Areas

Capilla del Buensuceso

MONUMENTO AL EMIGRANTE

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Trabajo hecho por: Esther gómez, Margarita Zárate, Maria Herrero y María Ramos.

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