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	Santiago de Compostela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia.
		Across the square is the Pazo de Raxoi (Raxoi's Palace), the town hall and seat of the Galician Xunta, and on the right from the cathedral steps is the Hostal de Los Reyes Católicos, founded in 1492 by the Catholic Kings, Isabela and Fernando, as a pilgrim's hospice (now a parador).
		On the reconquest of the city by Bermudo III of Leon (died 1037), the roads that led pilgrims from across northern Spain to the shrine were improved, and the reputation of the shrine spread.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santiago_de_Compostela (1343 words)

	Santiago de Compostela Cathedral - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Spain, the reputed burial place of the apostle St James, and therefore the focus of one of the great...
		The cathedral at Santiago de Compostela was begun in 1078, replacing an earlier building that had been destroyed by the Moors in 997, and was...
		Santiago de Compostela, city in north-west Spain, capital of the autonomous region of Galicia in La Coruña Province.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Santiago_de_Compostela_Cathedral.html (126 words)

	Way of St. James - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Way of St James, or St James' Way, often known by its Spanish name the Camino de Santiago, is the pilgrimage to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in north-westernmost Spain where the apostle Saint James the Great is said to be laid to rest.
		The pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela was opened most particularly to the influence of France, whence the great majority of pilgrims always came.
		Pilgrims arriving in Santiago de Compostela who have walked at least the last 100km, or cycled 200km to get there (as indicated on their credencial) are eligible for a certificate called the Compostela from the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camino_de_Santiago (1829 words)

	Santiago de Compostela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Construction on the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain began in 1073.
		The cathedral at Santiago de Compostela is built in the Romanesque style, although there are a mismatch of styles due to different master builders and starts and stops in the construction.
		Also, the city of Santiago de Compostela is now an official Heritage of Humanity in Spain, and the route leading there has been called the 'most important cultural European Route', and has recently been equipped with new signs along the way guiding pilgrims to the city and marking the distance left to the destination.
	people.cornellcollege.edu /k-liabraaten/santiago (993 words)

	Visualization Portal
		The model of Santiago de Compostela was created for Professor John Dagenais, Spanish and Portuguese, as a teaching aid for a course on medieval literature inspired by the pilgrim route.
		As the audience entered the cathedral from the east entrance, the audience was able to experience what it would have sounded like entering and moving through the cathedral.
		As visitors left the cathedral they could not only hear the spatialization of the two groups, but also the difference in acoustics between the women (who were in church) and the men (who were outside).
	www.ats.ucla.edu /news/CompostelaSound.htm (531 words)

	GALICIA GUIDE \| Santiago de Compostela index \| Spain
		Santiago de Compostela is the jewel in Galicia’s crown.
		The cathedral itself is the final destination for thousands of Christian pilgrims who walk the "Way of St. James" pilgrimage across Galicia in order to reach this impressive city and visit the tomb of the saint himself.
		Santiago is also geographically an ideal base from which to explore the other cities and provinces of Galicia, and motorway toll roads depart Santiago to Pontevedra, Ourense, Lugo and A Coruna.
	www.galiciaguide.com /Santiago-index.html (737 words)

	El Coro de San Marco en Espana y Portugal 2001 - The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
		An aerial view of the western façade of the cathedral, also known as the Obradoiro, in Santiago de Compostela with the Cloister on the right and the Archbishop's Palace on the left.
		The Pórtico de la Gloria with its central column that is adorned with a sculpture of St. James the Apostle.
		The exterior of The Cloister and the Platerías Façade, which is the southern access to the Cathedral, as seen from the Plaza de las Platerías.
	home.flash.net /~rjturner/spain/cathedralsantiago.htm (401 words)

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		Santiago de Compostela found its place in Spanish history with the discovery of the Apostle’s tomb in the 9th century.
		The grand Basilica was built over the Apostle’s sepulchre and the Road to Santiago, the Camino de Santiago, became one of the busiest routes in Europe, for trade and the propagation of art and literature.
		Santiago’s greatest celebration is the Festival of Santiago the Apostle celebrated on 25th July.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/July04/863SantiagodeCompostela.htm (1608 words)

	Southern Cross Features: Santiago de Compostela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in north-western Spain, believed to be the burial site of the apostle James, the patron saint of Spain, has been an important pilgrimage destination since the 10th century.
		Santiago de Compostela attracts visitors from all over the world who are drawn to the beauty of its many landmarks, monuments, palaces and museums.
		This year is a holy year for Santiago de Compostela, which occurs whenever the feast-day of St James, July 25, falls on a Sunday.
	www.thesoutherncross.co.za /features/compostela.htm (745 words)

	Alan Liu, English 165CI (Culture of Information) Student Papers: Valadez
		In the twelfth century one the most popular destinations for pilgrimages was to the city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.
		When they made their journey to Santiago, they had access to this information because it was all around them, in the shrines, in the statues and pictures they visited and talked about (Mullins, Pg.
		The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela allowed the pilgrims to have information at their fingertips that they would not normally have.
	transcriptions.english.ucsb.edu /archive/courses/liu/english165/student-papers/valadez.html (995 words)

	Portico de la Gloria by MASTER MATEO
		The art of the pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela reaches its climax in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
		In the Cathedral, begun in 1075, superior carving is evident in the decoration of the apse, but the most interesting and varied work is to be found in the transept, completed early in the 12th century.
		During this period the art of the pilgrim route rose to a peak in the sanctuary of the Cathedral, thanks to the emergence of one of the most important sculptors of the European Romanesque, Master Mateo, the first reference to whom occurs in 1161 and the last in 1217.
	gallery.euroweb.hu /html/m/master/mateo/p_gloria.html (269 words)

	Transcriptions Topics: Artists of Information: Cathedral De Compastela
		The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is at the end of a very long and arduous but informative road that often started in France and led into Northern Spain.
		The road to Santiago served as one of the main centers of civilization in the twelfth century, at the height of its international fame and importance.
		Out of the cathedral and the cult of the Saint arose the town of Santiago which one of the main centers of civilization at the time.
	transcriptions.english.ucsb.edu /archive/topics/infoart/cathedral (706 words)

	GALICIA GUIDE \| Santiago cathedral \| Spain
		Admission to the cathedral and the passageway that allows you to view the tomb of saint James are free, but there is an additional pass that you can purchase which allows you an "all access" look around the crypt, cloisters and other museum areas.
		The main facade of Santiago de Compostela’s cathedral faces the Obradoiro square and is in fact named after that plaza, "El Obradoiro".
		The right hand wing of the cathedral is primarily of the sixteenth century and, in addition to its high level arched walkway, also has a tower at is furthest extremity.
	www.galiciaguide.com /Santiago-cathedral.html (1089 words)

	PCM Online > Spring 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In an attempt to recreate the medieval pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, we were embarking on a journey that would be longer and more arduous than anything we had ever experienced.
		Entering Santiago like a pair of marinated sagehens was not exactly what we had envisioned; however nothing could break the spell of euphoria that we were under.
		It was as though we strode upon clouds from Monte del Gozo to the faade of the cathedral.
	www.pomona.edu /Magazine/PCMSP01/backcover.shtml (2352 words)

	Santiago de Compostela Galicia Spain
		Across the square is the Palacio de Rajoi (Rajoi's Palace,) the town hall, and on the right from the cathedral steps is the Hostal de Los Reyes Católicos, founded in 1492 by the Catholic Kings, Isabela and Fernando, as a pilgrim's hospice.
		The cathedral's facade (illustration, right) gains from forming part of an extended architectural composition on the Plaza del Obradoiro, a grand square surrounded by public buildings.
		In the cathedral's Capilla del Relicario ("Chapel of the Reliquary") is a gold crucifix, dated 874, containing a piece of the True Cross.
	www.rent.it /Content1152_santiago_de_compostela.aspx (1320 words)

	Santiago de Compostela
		Santiago de Compostela is a city of about 90,000 residents in the region of Galicia, northwestern Spain.
		Santiago's name and fame both derive from St. James the Apostle, whose relics are believed to be interred under the cathedral's altar.
		The present Santiago Cathedral, an impressive Gothic and Romanesque structure, was begun in 1078 after the previous church (and the entire town) was destroyed by Moorish invaders.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /spain/santiago.htm (547 words)

	Statue of Saint James the Elder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In addition to the story of the relics discovery there were also reports of Santiago Matomoro, or St. James the Moorslayer, appearing on a white horse in 844 AD to lead Christians into battle against the Moors.
		Furthermore, it is known that officials of the Cathedral of Santiago actually hired storytellers to travel about the European countryside spreading 'news' of the miracles of St. James and his relics.
		The old city of Santiago de Compostela and its grand cathedral are among the most beautiful medieval artifacts in all of Europe.
	www.sacredsites.com /europe/spain/santiago_de_compostela.html (745 words)

	Santiago de Compostela travel guide - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The traditional way of getting to Santiago de Compostela is by walking about 780 km from St. Jean Pied-de-Port in France, on the Way of St. James.
		Attached to the Cathedral is the Palacio de Xelmírez and there is also a museum in the Cathedral which is worth visiting.
		In the daily ceremony in the Cathedral at 12 it will be said how many people arrived and their country of origin.
	wikitravel.org /en/Santiago_de_Compostela (562 words)

	Camino de Santiago - St James Way - Santiago
		According to another theory the actual remains in the crypt belong to Priscillian, an ascetic from Avila who was beheaded as a heretic at Treves, France, in 385 AD, but was venerated as a martyr in Galicia and other parts of northern Spain.
		The pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela internationalized the entire route to a degree unheard of in this impoverished and isolated backwater on the outermost fringes of Europe, which was opened most particularly to the influence of France, whence the great majority of pilgrims always came.
		A symbol of the Pilgrims is a white cockle shell, used to drink water along the route.
	www.caminodesantiago.me.uk /santiago.html (1342 words)

	Santiago de Compostela Today, The cathedral in Santiago de Compostela one of the poorest in Spain
		The cathedral in Santiago de Compostela one of the poorest in Spain
		With an annual budget of about 900.000 euros the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela is one of the poorest in Spain.
		The big budget difference is mainly due to the fact that several of the big cathedrals in Spain chargers each visitors between 1 and 3 euros to enter.
	www.santiago-today.com /santiago_article.cfm?art_id=354 (645 words)

	Study Abroad & Cultural Immersion with Languages Abroad - Santiago de Compostela
		Santiago de Compostela’s artistic and historical importance was confirmed in 1993, when the entire city was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site, later in 2000, it was the European city of culture.
		Santiago de Compostela also remains an elegantly preserved medieval cathedral town.
		From Santiago, the bus stops at Xeneral Pardiñas Street (centre of the "Ensanche" or urban expansion area) and the Bus Station (north of the city).
	www.languagesabroad.com /countries/santiagocompostela.html (1083 words)

	AAA Going Places Magazine \| January-February 2002 \| The Train in Spain
		The original, and one of the popular routes today through Spain to Santiago (the Spanish equivalent of St. James), is the northern route known also as the Cantabrian route, or High Way, so-called because it hugs the Atlantic coastline of the country along the Cantabrian Sea.
		It does follow the northern route, however, and leads inexorably to Santiago de Compostela, where it is impossible not to feel some of the uplifting spiritual energy of the place.
		Inside the doors to the cathedral one is confronted immediately by the so-called Portico of Glory, a stone mullion on top of which there is a statue of St. James.
	www.aaagoingplaces.com /pagesjf02/trainspain.htm (1738 words)

	El Camino de Santiago
		The VR Romanesque Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
		Aleja de los suculentos manjares, hace desaparecer la voraz obesidad, refrena la voluptuosidad, contiene los apetitos de la carne que luchan contra la fortaleza del alma, purifica el espíritu, invita al hombre a la vida contemplativa, humilla a los altos, enaltece a los humildes, ama la pobreza.
		On the Camino de Santiago and Its Pilgrims
	www.humnet.ucla.edu /santiago/iagohome.html (1006 words)

	Visualization Portal
		Professor John Dagenais, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, uses the Visualization Portal to show a model of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the Romanesque pilgrimage cathedral of the medieval period.
		The digital model recreates the medieval cathedral and allows students and researchers to experience the space of the cathedral as it would have been seen by medieval pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.
		Jose Suarez Otero, Archeologist and Conservator, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (left); Dean Abernathy, UCLA Cultural VR Lab (center); John Williams, Visiting Mellon Professor of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh (right).
	www.ats.ucla.edu /news/CathedralSantiagodeCompestela.htm (348 words)

	Worldwide Gazetteer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The road across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest was one of the three major Christian pilgrimage routes during the Middle Ages, leading pilgrims to the resting place of the Apostle St. James.
		Their destination is Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of the apostle James are said to be buried.
		But when Maria Schell and her father, Donald, decided to walk the famous Camino to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, they found that the way of the pilgrim is full of unexpected and challenging bumps, detours, humorous turns, and moments of grace.
	www.gazeteer.com /gazeteer/v2/display.aspx?displayid=10 (5423 words)

	Santiago de Compostela - by air (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Following the ancient pilgrim route to Santiago de Compostela is perhaps unique amongst modern-day pilgrimages.
		After breakfast we have a morning tour of León including the cathedral, which is particularly noted for its impressive stained glass windows dating from the 13th-century.
		The cathedral is the most impressive building, with its fine baroque twin towers, sculptures, façades, early tapestries and beautiful gold interiors.
	www.group-travel.com /pilgrimage_itineraries/santiago_6days1.html (290 words)

	Santiago de Compostela
		This is how I first saw the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela...
		It is very difficult to encompass this wonderful cathedral into the lens of your camera.
		I visited Santiago de Compostela in 2004, year in which the Holy Door was open.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~ball1024/santiago_de_compostela.htm (132 words)

	AH 201 (Dale)
		Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, 1075-1150, View of west facade
		Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, 1075-1150, Interior of Nave
		Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, 1075-1150, Puerta de las Platerias, south transept portal with reliefs, 1111-1116
	www.wisc.edu /arth/ah318/02.html (196 words)

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