Iglesia de Santiago del Arrabal - Toledo, Spain
N 39° 51.723 W 004° 01.547
30S E 412262 N 4412949
The patrons of the church during its foundation were members of the Diosdado family, knight commanders of the Order of Santiago.
Waymark Code: WMZ6Y9
Location: Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Date Posted: 09/20/2018
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Santiago del Arrabal is a church in Toledo, Spain, built in 1245–48, at the orders of Sancho II, on the site of an older church and a mosque that is known to have been used since 1125. Many characteristics of the mosque have remained in the present building which is built in the Mudéjar architectural style. The church is named after Saint James (Santiago) of the outskirts (Arrabal).
The Order of Santiago also known as "The Order of St. James of the Sword," was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago (St. James the Greater). Its initial objective was to protect the pilgrim of St. James' Way, to defend Christendom and to remove the Muslim Moors from the Iberian Peninsula.
After the death of the Grand Master Alfonso de Cárdenas in 1493, the Catholic Monarchs incorporated the Order into the Spanish Crown. Pope Adrian VI forever united the office of grandmaster of Santiago to the crown in 1523.