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Santiago de Compostela city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the city's cathedral, as destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century

Santiago de Compostela University Courtyard

Alonso III de Fonseca (1418 – 1473) by Ramón Conde Bermudez, 1995

Alonso III de Fonseca (1418 - 1473) was archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1507, and archbishop of Toledo from 1523. He was a major supporter of the University of Santiago de Compostela

Alonso III de Fonseca (1418 – 1473)

Fonseca was an extremely erudite man, a Renaissance man and patron of numerous artists of the time, who was in touch with important thinkers such as Erasmus of Rotterdam

The cathedral of Santiago de

Compostela is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus

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In 1985 the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The cathedral of Santiago de

Compostela the sacred door to the

cathedral that is only open during holy

years

This is the Holy entrance to the Cathedral (the “Puerta Santa”) which dates from the beginning of the 17th century.  The door is only opened on Holy Years and is exceptionally opened by order of the Pope Francis in 2016 in honour of the Jubilee Year of Mercy

On the bottom and sides of the door were placed twenty-four figures of prophets and apostles (including St. James) coming from the old stone choir of Master Mateo

There are four Holy doors in Rome

Outside of Rome there are only three other holy doors. Quebec, Ars-sur-Formans (France) and Santiago

The niches above the door contain the image of James and his disciples Theodore and Athanasius at his side

Pilgrims in the Holy DoorPope Francis notes, "the Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instills hope”

Statue of Santiago

by Maestro de la Puerta del Cordero

The Portico de la Gloria, a masterpiece of late twelfth-century architectural sculpture, an artistic high point inside the west entrance, featuring 200 masterly Romanesque sculptures

Jeremías Daniel Isaías ProfetaMoisés

Apóstol Tomás

San Bartolomé

Mullion with the figure of Santiago

San Pedro San PabloSantiago el Mayor

San Juan Evangelista

San Pedro San PabloSantiago el Mayor San Juan

Evangelista

San Andrés

Santiago de Compostela Seminario maior

Ourense Cathedral dedicated to St Martin, it was founded in 550. The present mainly Gothic building was raised with the support of Bishop Lorenzo in 1220  

The Portal of Paradise is sculptured and enriched with figures of angels and saints, while the antique cloisters were erected in 1204

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Ourense Cathedral

Catedral de Ciudad Rodrigo, provincia de Salamanca

Cathedral de Zamora Puerta del Obispo detalle 1328

Catedral de Ávila Tomb of Alonso Madrigal (1400-1453)by Vasco de la Zarza 1518

Sound: Cristóbal de Morales (c.1500 - 1553) - Missa Mille Regrets (Sanctus)

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

2016