Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Església de Santa Maria del Miracle
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Saint Mary of the Miracle Church
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 8, 2023
1. Saint Mary of the Miracle Church Marker
2018
L'església de Santa Maria del Miracle es troba a l'arena de l'amfiteatre romà bastit el segle II i abandonat el segle V. En època del regne visigot, en el segle VI, s'hi va bastir un temple cristià, segurament dedicat als màrtirs locals Fructuós, Auguri i Eulogi. Amb motiu de la conquesta musulmana, en el segle VIII, l'església fou abandonada.
Amb la integració de Tarragona als comtats catalans es va construir un nou temple sobre l'antic, dedicat a santa Maria i documentat des del 1154. Es tracta d'un edifici del segon romànic, bastit entre els segles XII-XIII, d'una sola nau, planta de creu llatina i capçalera plana. Entre 1576 i 1780 va acollir un convent de frares trinitaris i, fins al 1908, un presidi. Un cop desocupat es va ensorrar de seguida. L'excavació i recuperació, d'ençà mitjan segle XX, ha estat simultània a la de l'amfiteatre.
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Saint Mary of the Miracle Church
2018
The church of Santa Maria
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With the integration of Tarragona into the Catalan counties, a new temple was built over the old one, dedicated to St. Mary and documented from 1154. It is a building of the second Romanesque period, built between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, with a single nave, a Latin cross floor plan and a flat terraced roof. Between 1576 and 1780 it hosted a convent of Trinitarian friars and, until 1908, a military fort. Once the temple was abandoned it soon collapsed. It has since been excavated and recovered, since the middle of the twentieth century, simultaneous with works done on the amphitheater.
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Erected by Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament de Cultura y Obra Social "la Caixa".
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 2018.
Location.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 8, 2023
2. Església de Santa Maria del Miracle / Saint Mary of the Miracle Church Marker
Note the ruins of the church inside the Roman amphitheater.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, a Spanish colony, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Els santuaris de Nèmesi / The Nemesis Shrines (within shouting distance of this marker); L'església de Santa Maria del Miracle / The Church of Santa Maria del Miracle (within shouting distance of this marker); La basilica visigòtica / The Visigothic Basilica (within shouting distance of this marker); La graderia septentrional / The Northern Seating Area (within shouting distance of this marker); La graderia meridional i la tribuna d'autoritats (within shouting distance of this marker); La inscripció d'Heliogàbal / The Inscription of Heliogabalus (within shouting distance of this marker); L’arena i les fosses / The arena and the fossae (within shouting distance of this marker); Els cementiris visigòtic i medieval / The Visigothic and Medieval Cemeteries (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarragona.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
