Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada BW
by RicardMN Photography
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Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada BW
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RicardMN Photography
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San Miguel de Escalada is a monastery in the province of Leon, Spain, located 10 km from the Way of St. James pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. The building is an example of Mozarabic art and architecture or Repoblacion art and architecture.
An inscription that has disappeared but was published by Father Risco in 1786 gave information about the church's consecration in 951 by Bishop Genadio of Astorga, around the time of the founding of the Kingdom of Leon. It was constructed on a site dedicated to Saint Michael, probably a Visigothic church.
In 1050, due to an increase in the number of monks, the foundation was renewed by the Abbot Sabarico. In 1155 King Alfonso VII of Leon gave the monastery to the congregation of St Rufo of Avignon.
After the disentailment of ecclesiastical properties and lands in 1836 (Desamortizacion de Mendizabal), the monastery was abandoned and the monastic offices disappeared. The only buildings extant are the church, the tower, and the San Fructuoso chapel. The tower and the chapel are of Romanesque style. Later in the nineteenth century the buildings were declared a national monument. (Description from Wikipedia)
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March 19th, 2016
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RicardMN Photography
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Frank J Casella
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Allan Van Gasbeck
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