Santiago de los Caballeros (Zamora)
The Roman Catholic Church of Santiago de los Caballeros in Zamora , the capital of the province of the same name in the autonomous region of Castile-León in Spain , was built at the beginning of the 12th century. The Romanesque church, located west of the city center, is a protected architectural monument ( Bien de Interés Cultural ).
description
The St. James (Spanish: Santiago ) consecrated church belonged for a long time to the cathedral chapter of the diocese of Zamora . According to a legend to the church El Cid by King Ferdinand I to beat Knights have been.
The single-nave church with a semicircular choir has eight remarkable capitals from the 12th century with depictions of Adam and Eve , the punishments of hell, birds, lions and plant motifs.
literature
- Jaime Cobreros: Las Rutas del Románico en España . Vol. 1, Madrid 2004, ISBN 84-9776-010-7 , pp. 223-224.
- Alberto Fernández Ferrero, Laura Illana Gutiérrez: Guía de Zamora y rutas por la provincia . Zamora 2010, ISBN 978-84-614-1351-5 , pp. 7f.
Web links
- Arte románico en la ribera del Duero (Spanish)
Coordinates: 41 ° 29 ′ 58.7 " N , 5 ° 45 ′ 29.7" W.