The Church of Santiago of Jaca !!!

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Another wonderful experience in my beloved Spain. Driven by it so many times eventually several years back decided to come in and it has been a stop ever since. Jaca in the heart of Aragon! This is a post arisen from the fact do not know how missed these pictures in my blog from the start !! I just found them and of course, they need to be in my blog !! Of course, plenty more written on Jaca in my blog. The city is in the province of Huesca, and autonomous community of Aragon , Therefore, here is my take on the Church of  Santiago of Jaca !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.

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Since the 11C, this church located south of the medieval city, has given its name to one of Jaca’s oldest neighborhoods, that of Santiago, who since ancient times welcomed merchants and artisans who were dedicated to meet the needs of the pilgrims that arrived in the city of Santiago de Compostela. The Church of Santiago aka Church of Santo Domingo  between 1614 and 1835, it functioned as a church of the convent that the Dominicans built in this neighborhood. This order also made important modifications in the church during this period. The apses were eliminated. In that resulting wall the entrance was placed and the main altar went on to the old porch. It was oriented towards the west, towards Santiago de Compostela, characteristic is peculiar in the Aragonese Romanesque .The most significant transformation was the reorientation of the temple, placing its headboard west, in the space of the ancient atrium, to direct it towards the tomb of the apostle in Santiago. For this, the Romanesque apses were cut and the entrance door opened on the new wall, as we currently see it.

In the second half of the 20C several restoration campaigns of the church were carried out. Among them the pictorial decoration of the dome on the dome . Notable are its altarpieces, among which the Dormicion de la Virgen or virgin’s sleeping ,Altarpiece of Santiago,located on the main altar. Inside you can also enjoy the Baptismal Pila of the Califal Style of the 10C and the beautiful Romanesque capitel of Master Esteban, whose work is spread along the Camino de Santiago. Thanks to the Libro de la Cadena or Book of the Chain of the Council of Jaca, we know that in 1088 the Bishop orders to rebuild the former Church of Santiago that was in ruins from a Sarracen invasion. Thus, the ruins of this previous church, possibly from the 9C, would serve as the basis for building the Church of Santiago, in a Romanesque style. In 1887 it was given to the Hermanas de la Caridad de Santa Ana or Sisters of the Charity of Saint Anne.

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It has a collection of altarpieces from different churches of the diocese and other works of art such as an altarpiece of the Dormition of the Virgin of the 16C, from the church of Acumuer; an altarpiece of the Virgen del Rosario of the 17C, whose central paintings of the Virgin and Superior of San Vicente and Santa Francisca Romana both come from the Jaca Cathedral. ; an altarpiece of the Assumption of the Virgin, from the 17C, from Ruesta. ; Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, with various painting on the table of the 17C, The pictorial decoration of the dome ; it must be highlighted for its uniqueness, the Caliphate Arabic Baptismal font, in marble, probably from the 10C. It was placed on a Romanesque capitel from the cloister of the Jaca Cathedral today the font is close to the main altar on an alabaster shaft and the capitel is displayed in a showcase at the foot of one of the side halls.

The Jaca tourist office on the Church Santiago : https://www.jaca.es/turismo/monumentosymuseos/iglesia-de-santiago.html

The metro area Jacetania on Jaca history/heritage:  https://www.turismojacetania.com/lugares.php?idio=en&Id=120

The Huesca province tourist office on Jaca: https://descubrehuesca.com/jaca-referente-turistico-del-pirineo/

There you go folks, a wonderful, terrific, no words combination to see in Jaca. There are many others do see my blog ! Again;hope you enjoy this post on the Church of Santiago of Jaca as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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