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Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain - Oxford Reference

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2 ed.)
Timothy Darvill
Publisher: Oxford University Press Print ISBN-13: 9780199534043 Current Online Version: 2009 Print Publication Date: 2008 Published online: 2009 eISBN: 9780191727139

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

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This ancient city, a little inland from the Atlantic coast of northern Spain, was built around its great cathedral dedicated to St James the Great, son of Zebedee. A sanctuary was built on the site of the present cathedral in AD 813 to house St James's relics, but this was destroyed by Almansor in AD 997. The present fabric was begun during the reign of King Alfonso VI in the 11th century. It was consecrated in 1105 and finished in 1128. Although many alterations have been made since, the basic plan of the church in the form of a Latin cross, and the Romanesque arches in the nave are still prominent. The cathedral became one of the most popular centres of pilgrimage in northwest Europe. http://www.catedraldesantiago.es Includes virtual tours of the cathedral, museum, roof coverings, excavations, and archives. In English, Spanish, and Galician.

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M. Stokstad, 1978, Santiago de Compostela: in the age of the great pilgrimages . Norman: University of Oklahoma Press Find This Resource

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