Redondela in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Igrexa de Santiago (Século XV) / Church of Santiago (15th Century)
O afamado bispo Xelmirez consagrou o templo románico que precedeu ao actual no ano 1114, o que evidencia que esta igrexa era de presentación da mitra compostelá. O templo actual construido na primeira metade do s.XV, amosa numerosos engadidos en forma de capelas, como as de San Sebastián e San Bieito, que aparecen cubertas por fermosas bóvedas de cruzaría. A sancristia, que é de planta rectangular, esta cuberta cunha bóveda de canón. Nela aparece o escudo de Redondela, coas cunchas do revés e o ano de 1714, data da finalización da obra.
Un dos elementos de máis interese do templo é a sua ábsida poligonal, cuberta por unha bóveda de cruzaria dividida en seis partes que confluen nun centro protagonizado por unha clave. Os dous contrafortes centrais que reforzan o exterior da fachada leste da ábsida, asi como os empuxes da bóveda nervada, datan do ano 1641.
"Hespaña representou ao Apóstolo Sant lago á semellanza dos guerreiros da Reconquista: montado nun cabalo branco e brandindo unha espada, terror de sarracenos, que xa vencidos e derrubados no chan, tal como foi descrito por Alfonso o Sabio, na súa referencia da batalla de Clavijo. Este e o Sant lago, Matamouros, que se ven nas irexas hispanas a modo de Patron providencial, o Patrón das Hespañas, como sempre se dixo: único caso dun Apóstolo de Cristo, representado en forma pouco evanxelizadora”
Alfonso Daniel Rodriguez
Sempre en Galiza, 1944.
Dedicated to the apostle Santiago (Sant Iago > Jacob or James), the dedication of the church indicates the existing link between the town of Redondela and the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James, a path of pilgrimage).
In 1114, the famous bishop Xelmirez consecrated the Romanesque temple that preceded the current one, which shows that this church was the presentation of the Compostela miter. The current church, built in the first half of the 15th century, shows numerous additions in the form of chapels, such as those of San Sebastián and San Bieito, which are covered by beautiful cross vaults. The sacristy, which is rectangular in plan, is covered with a barrel vault. It shows the coat of arms of Redondela, with the shells on the reverse and the year 1714, the date of completion of the work.
One of the most interesting elements of the building is its polygonal apse, covered by a cross vault divided into six parts that converge in a center starring a key. The two central buttresses that reinforce the exterior of the east facade of the apse, as well as the thrusts of the ribbed vault, date from 1641.
"Hespaña represented the Apostle Saint James in the likeness of the warriors of the Reconquest: mounted on a white horse and wielding a sword, terror of the Saracens, who had already been defeated and thrown to the ground, as was described by Alfonso the Wise, in his reference to the battle of Clavijo. This is the Saint James Matamoros (“killing Moors”), which is seen in the Spanish churches as a providential Patron, the Patron of Spain, as it has always been said: the only case of an Apostle of Christ, represented in a way that does not evangelize"
Alfonso Daniel Rodriguez
Sempre en Galiza, 1944.
Erected by Concello de Redondondela, Deputación Pontevedra.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion.
Location. 42° 17′ N, 8° 36.459′ W. Marker is in Redondela, Galicia, in Pontevedra. Marker is on Rúa Isadoro Queimaliños, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redondela, Galicia 36800, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Diego San José de la Torre (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Casa da Alfóndega (about 120 meters away); Reveriano Soutullo (about 150 meters away); A Casa Da Torre / The Tower House (about 150 meters away); Xosé L. Franco Grande (about 150 meters away); Dona Rita Otero Fernández (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Don Jose Regojo (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Viaduto de Pontevedra / Pontevedra Viaduct (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Redondela.
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