Les maçons et artisans nomades du nord de l'Italie de Lombardie ont probablement été responsables de la construction de l'église de pèlerinage austère romane Iglesia de San Caprasio vers 1020 à 1030 AD dans le village pyrénéen de Santa Cruz de la Serós à Huesca, Aragon, Espagne.
2832 x 4256 px | 24 x 36 cm | 9,4 x 14,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
13 juin 2011
Lieu:
Santa Cruz de la Serós, Huesca, Aragon, Spain
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Santa Cruz de la Serós, Huesca, Aragon, Spain: the austere unaltered Romanesque architecture of the Iglesia de San Caprasio, built around 1020 to 1030 AD, shows a distinct northern Italian influence, suggesting that it was probably built by Lombardi, itinerant master masons, craftsmen and artists from Lombardy whose work can be found in other ancient Pyrenean churches. This small semicircular apse at the eastern end of the church is a typical example of the Lombard-Romanesque style, with its thick stone walls pierced by round-arched slit windows between the engaged stone columns of a blind arcade. The church was built during the reign of Sancho the Great, the powerful King Sancho Garcés III of Pamplona, and is dedicated to Saint Caprasius of Agen, a 4th century AD Gaulish martyr venerated by the Christian pilgrims who travelled the Camino de Santiago, the Way of Saint James route to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. The route lies some 3 km or 2 miles from Santa Cruz de la Serós. The church consists of a single nave with two cross vaults, with the eastern apse surmounted by a barrel vault. The building has not undergone any substantial modifications since it was built in the early 11th century, apart from the 12th century addition of a bell tower. Inside, its rough ashlar stone walls are unadorned, the lack of decoration adding to the impression of ancient austerity and simplicity. In 1089, the church was given by the Diocese of Jaca to the nearby royal monastery of San Juan de la Peña, one of the most important medieval monasteries in the Kingdom of Aragon and a superb example of Iberian Romanesque architecture and art. D1006.B2099
