Santiago de Compostela in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Igrexa do Pilar / Church of the Pillar

— Santiago de Compostela —

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 13, 2023

1. Igrexa do Pilar / Church of the Pillar Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(Galician:)
Templo barroco do século XVIII promovido polo arcebispo Monroy e situado á entrada do Camiño Portugués a Santiago. Na fachada, a imaxe da Virxe do Pilar, vinculada ás lendas xacobeas, e no interior, Cristo Crucificado do compostelán Castor Lata.

(Spanish:)
Templo barroco del siglo XVIII promovido por el arzobispo Monroy y situado a la entrada del Camino Portugués a Santiago. En la fachada la imagen de la Virgen del Pilar vinculada a las leyendas jacobeas y en el interior Cristo Crucificado del compostelano Castor Lata.

(English:)
Baroque church from the 18th century promoted by Archbishop Monroy, and situated at the entrance of the Portuguese Road to Santiago. The façade features the image of the Virgin of the Pillar, linked to Jacobean legends, while there is a Crucified Christ on the inside by Compostela's Castor Lata.

(Marker Number 031.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.

Location. 42° 52.592′

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N, 8° 32.892′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, in A Coruña. Marker is on Avenida de Xoán Carlos I, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida de Xoán Carlos I 6, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia 15701, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Diego Bernal López (1940-2001) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fundación e Museo Eugenio Granell / Eugenio Granell Foundation and Museum (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Valle-Inclán (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Victoriano García Martí (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Colexio de San Patricio dos Irlandeses / Saint Patrick’s College of the Irish (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Fonte do Franco / Fountain of Francis (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Anxel Casal (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santiago de Compostela.

More about this marker. The church and marker are at the west end of the alameda in Parque da Alameda, and are also easily accessible from Avenida de Xoán Carlos I.

Also see . . . Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Centro Virtual Cervantes, in Spanish). Short article about the church, pointing out that the noted Galician poet Rosalía de Castro had written about the church in verse.

Excerpt
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 13, 2023

2. Igrexa do Pilar / Church of the Pillar and Marker
The marker is visible here to the right of the entrance.
(in translation): In baroque temples like this one - of the Pillar - is where the poetic breath acquires a religious sign. "Majesty of the temples," writes Rosalía de Castro, "my feminine soul / feels you, as she feels the maternal sweetnesses, / the vague concerns, the secret tendernesses / and the fear of what is hidden behind the immense height." The context where this church is built has an impact, of course, on the lyrical connotation. Because El Pilar sinks its foundations in the Alameda, next to Paseo da Ferradura. With its Latin cross plan, articulated in transept and presbytery, it represents the most classic of the architectural model of Compostela.

(Submitted on February 1, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 1, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.