[Santiago de Compostela, Spain]
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Showing posts with label Santiago. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santiago. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
A beatific vision in Santiago
[April 9, Santiago de Compostela]
Many are called to pilgrimage to Santiago, seeking spiritual regeneration, redemption, or transcendence. Each pilgrim finds his own balm for the soul; we found ours in Restaurante Iacobus.
Pimientos Rellenos: mild peppers stuffed with a spiced potato filling, in a tomato-cream sauce.
Many are called to pilgrimage to Santiago, seeking spiritual regeneration, redemption, or transcendence. Each pilgrim finds his own balm for the soul; we found ours in Restaurante Iacobus.
Pimientos Rellenos: mild peppers stuffed with a spiced potato filling, in a tomato-cream sauce.Saint James kicks butt
[April 9, Santiago de Compostela]
An armored warrior on horseback, wielding sword and hacking Moors, is not what normally comet to mind when one thinks of a saint. But Saint James, is not your typical contemplative. His remains were "discovered" in the 9th century, when the Christian forces were at a low ebb against the occupying Moors. His role at the time was to rally men at arms rather than souls.
Today, his martial image is somewhat embarrassing to a Spain that prefers dialogue with Islam rather than confrontation, at least among the politically correct. But we suspect that many take a secret pride in the memory of Santiago Matamoros (Saint James, the Moor Slayer) .
An armored warrior on horseback, wielding sword and hacking Moors, is not what normally comet to mind when one thinks of a saint. But Saint James, is not your typical contemplative. His remains were "discovered" in the 9th century, when the Christian forces were at a low ebb against the occupying Moors. His role at the time was to rally men at arms rather than souls.
Today, his martial image is somewhat embarrassing to a Spain that prefers dialogue with Islam rather than confrontation, at least among the politically correct. But we suspect that many take a secret pride in the memory of Santiago Matamoros (Saint James, the Moor Slayer) .Why is this man smiling?
[April 9, Santiago de Compostela]
This image of the prophet Daniel, in the cathedral of Santiago, is staring directly at a statue of a buxom lady, across the vestibule of the church.
This image of the prophet Daniel, in the cathedral of Santiago, is staring directly at a statue of a buxom lady, across the vestibule of the church.Pilgrims' Progress
[April 9, Santiago de Compostela]
This is not the symbol of Big Oil, but of Big Religion. The scallop is the symbol of Santiago de Compostela, Christendom's 3rd major pilgrimage site (after Jerusalem and Rome). On this scallop impression, in the center of Praza do Obradoiro, pilgrims gather to celebrate the end of their 500 mile walk to Santiago.
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