Ermita de Nuestra Señora del Pilar- Altarejos, Campillos Sierra, Cuenca, España - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

"Se trata de una bella ermita que a pesar de su sencillez en su fachada exterior cuando entramos dentro sorprende por los detalles labrados en la roca que adornan los techos y paredes de la nave principal y las capillas laterales. De todos modos vamos a dejar que sean otros quienes describan el lugar.

”Erigido tras la aparición de la virgen a un pastor en 1208, el monumento que podemos contemplar en la actualidad es en su mayor parte fruto de las reformas del siglo XVII Y XVIII de estilo barroco sobre el original medieval. Buena parte del santuario está excavado en la roca con una espectacular cúpula y la lucernaria abierta en ella. Las cazoletas y otros símbolos sobre la roca en la pared de roca junto a la ermita permiten aventurar que en tiempos anteriores al cristianismo éste ya fue un lugar de culto.”

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"It is a beautiful hermitage that, despite its simplicity on its exterior façade, when we enter inside, it surprises with the details carved into the rock that adorn the ceilings and walls of the main nave and the side chapels. Anyway, we're going to let others describe the place.

”Erected after the appearance of the virgin to a shepherd in 1208, the monument that we can see today is mostly the result of the 17th and 18th century reforms in the baroque style on the medieval original. Much of the sanctuary is excavated in the rock with a spectacular dome and the skylight open in it. The bowls and other symbols on the rock on the rock wall next to the hermitage allow us to venture that in times before Christianity this was already a place of worship.”

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Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1208 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: "Católica" Street address of Church: Campillos Sierra Altarejos, Cuenca España 16316 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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