Iglesia de Santiago - Ávila, España
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N 40° 39.169 W 004° 41.955
30T E 356339 N 4501605
Iglesia parroquial situada fuera del recindo amurallado - BIC desde 1983 // Parish church located outside the walled enclosure - BIC since 1983
Waymark Code: WM17NEJ
Location: Castilla y León, Spain
Date Posted: 03/14/2023
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[ES] “La iglesia de Santiago es de origen románico aunque fue ampliada y reformada en los siglos XIV y XVI.
Según la tradición era donde se reunían los caballeros de la Orden de Santiago, por lo que abundan las conchas en todo el edificio.
Su torre octogonal es un modelo único en la ciudad.
La iglesia consta de una sola nave de gran amplitud y capillas entre sus contrafuertes, su capilla mayor es ochavada y de amplias proporciones.
El acceso al interior se hace mediante un pequeño pórtico de estética renaciente, pero que mantiene la tradición gótica en su abovedamiento de crucería.
Se dice que aquí se enterraron algunos de los adalires más importantes de la ciudad, como Nalvillos, llamado también el Cid de Ávila o como Gómez Ximeno, vencedor de veinticinco batallas contra la morisma.”
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[EN] “The church of Santiago is of Romanesque origin although it was enlarged and reformed in the 14th and 16th centuries.
According to tradition, it was where the Knights of the Order of Santiago met, which is why shells abound throughout the building.
Its octagonal tower is a unique model in the city.
The church consists of a single wide nave and chapels between its buttresses. Its main chapel is octagonal and of ample proportions.
Access to the interior is through a small portico with a Renaissance aesthetic, but which maintains the Gothic tradition in its ribbed vaulting.
It is said that some of the most important leaders of the city were buried here, such as Nalvillos, also called El Cid de Ávila, or Gómez Ximeno, winner of twenty-five battles against the Moors.”
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