The portico has three round arches that correspond to the three naves of the church, supported by thick piers with pilasters. Finalising the complete three-piece set took until 1211, when the temple was consecrated in the presence of King Alfonso IX of León. To commemorate its completion in 1188, the date was carved on a stone and set in the cathedral, and the lintels were placed on the portico. The Pórtico da Gloria ("Portico of the Glory" in Galician) of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is a Romanesque portico by Master Mateo and his workshop commissioned by King Ferdinand II of León. The cathedral was expanded and embellished with additions in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Due to its growing importance as a place of pilgrimage, it was raised to an archiepiscopal see by pope Urban II in 1100.
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The city became an episcopal see in 1075 and the church its cathedral. He also constructed a monumental fountain in front of the north portal in 1122. In the last stage "Bernard, the younger" was finishing the building, while Galperinus was in charge of the coordination. Īccording to the Codex Calixtinus the architects were "Bernard the elder, a wonderful master", his assistant Robertus Galperinus, and, later possibly, "Esteban, master of the cathedral works". The cathedral was consecrated in 1211 in the presence of king Alfonso IX of Leon. But by then, the construction of the cathedral was certainly not finished. Construction was halted several times and, according to the Liber Sancti Iacobi, the last stone was laid in 1122. It was built according to the same plan as the monastic brick church of Saint Sernin in Toulouse, probably the greatest Romanesque edifice in France. When Córdoba was taken by king Ferdinand III of Castile in 1236, these same gates and bells were then transported by Muslim captives to Toledo, to be inserted in the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo.Ĭonstruction of the present cathedral began in 1075 under the reign of Alfonso VI of Castile (1040–1109) and the patronage of bishop Diego Peláez. The gates and the bells, carried by local Christian captives to Córdoba, were added to the Aljama Mosque. St James' tomb and relics were left undisturbed. The Al-Andalus commander was accompanied on his raid by his vassal Christian lords, who received a share of the loot. In 997 the early church was reduced to ashes by Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir (938–1002), army commander of the caliph of Córdoba.
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This was followed by the first church in AD 829 and then in AD 899 by a pre-Romanesque church, ordered by king Alfonso III of León, which caused the gradual development of this major place of pilgrimage. Legend has it that the king was the first pilgrim to this shrine. The king ordered the construction of a chapel on the site. Bishop Theodomirus of Iria recognized this as a miracle and informed king Alfonso II of Asturias and Galicia (791–842). According to legend, this tomb was rediscovered in AD 814 by the hermit Pelagius, after he witnessed strange lights in the night sky.
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The building is a Romanesque structure, with later Gothic and Baroque additions. James since the Early Middle Ages and marks the traditional end of the pilgrimage route.
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The archcathedral basilica has historically been a place of pilgrimage on the Way of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Chennai in India. It is also one of the only three remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle of Jesus, the other two being St. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, the apostle of Jesus Christ. The Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica ( Spanish and Galician: Catedral Basilica de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. Official name: Catedral Igrexa Catedral Metropolitana