The Church of San Pablo of Salamanca !!!

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We were back to my dear Spain again !! love it !! We came by car of course and took time to see new areas and old repeat with some of them as introduction to my sons and our dog Rex ! I rented a small house in a off the beaten path country town that was just perfect ! I like to continue the saga of our new road warrior experiences even if now with less in our family, This post is on my latest road warrior tour of wonderful sublime Spain.  Therefore, let me tell you about the Church of San Pablo of Salamanca !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The City of Salamanca is capital of the province of Salamanca located in the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, and in the kingdom of Spain. In 1988, the Old City was declared a World Heritage for UNESCO, The City is located 109 km from Ávila, 121 km from Valladolid, 123 km from Portugal and 214 km from Madrid.

The Church of San Pablo is historically linked to the Trinitarian order, and located at Plaza Colón,15, Originally known as the Church of the Blessed Trinity, it was built in the 17C following the Baroque style, it was consecrated on July 15, 1667. It was part of the convent of the barefoot trinitarians in the Plaza de San Adrián (current Plaza de Colón). From the convent there is only the facade and currently houses the courts of Salamanca, it was previously the headquarters of the Civil Guard after the confiscation of Mendizábal. It acquire the name of San Pablo (Saint Paul) when the parish of that name is installed here for having been in ruins its previous headquarters in 1840. These ruins are currently known as Church of San Polo to avoid confusion with the name. This parish was also installed in the church of San Esteban during the fifty years that confiscation caused no Dominicans in this convent.

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From the Church of San Pablo, we must highlight its facade, with a relief of the Trinity, and the image of Jesus rescued inside, being the canonical headquarters of the Congregation of Jesus Rescatado ( rescued), and Our Lady of Las Angustias, It is a diocesan parish church, forming with Santo Tomás Cantuariense the parish of San Pablo and Santo Tomás Cantuariense, governed by the Brotherhood of Diocesan Operating Priests. It is a canonical headquarters of the Congregation of N. P. Jesús Divino Redentor Rescatado (Redeemer rescued), and Our Lady of the Angustias, brotherhood that procession in Holy Week on the afternoon of Good Friday., Since the 19C, it is the headquarters of one of the oldest brotherhoods of Salamanca, the Congregation of Jesus rescued and Our Lady of the Angustias, which takes the image of Jesus rescued in procession, so called because, according to tradition, it was rescued from the hands of Muslims for Trinitarian parents in North Africa, where he was a prisoner along with other images and numerous Christian captives; The reality is that its origin is not known with certainty, it is a sculpture of the 17C made like a similarity of the Christ of Medinaceli of Madrid.

The City of Salamanca on its history : https://aytosalamanca.es/w/historia

The Salamanca tourist office on its religious buildings: https://salamanca.es/es/fondo-armario/cultura-y-patrimonio/iglesias-y-conventos

The Diocese of Salamanca on the Church San Pablo: https://www.diocesisdesalamanca.com/noticias/la-devocion-se-respira-en-la-parroquia-de-san-pablo/

The Castilla y Léon regional tourist office on the heritage of Salamanca : https://www.turismocastillayleon.com/en/heritage-culture/salamanca/heritage

The Unesco world heritage site on old town Salamanca: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/381/

There you go folks , another wonderful nostalgic, sentimental trip to my dear Spain, Do not know when we will be back, we sure will have this trip in our hearts forever, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church of San Pablo of Salamanca !!! as I

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

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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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