{"id":5288,"date":"2019-06-06T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/?p=5288"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:01:14","slug":"the-gargoyles-of-santiago-de-compostela-and-their-fantastic-iconography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/the-gargoyles-of-santiago-de-compostela-and-their-fantastic-iconography\/","title":{"rendered":"Gargoyles of the Monastery of San Mart\u00edn Pinario of Santiago de Compostela (Spain): Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

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Our first stop in Galician lands takes us to a privileged and unique place in the world: Santiago de Compostela.<\/p>\r\n

Like its monuments, the beauty and singularity of its gargoyles<\/a> leave no passer-by indifferent as they walk through this exceptional city.<\/p>\r\n

In this first entry, we examine the gargoyles of one of the largest monasteries in Spain and, at the same time, one of the most significant monuments of Galician Baroque art.<\/p>\r\n

A few metres from the Azabacher\u00eda fa\u00e7ade of the cathedral and facing the Plaza de la Inmaculada rises the Monastery of San Mart\u00edn Pinario. Although originally a 10th-century Benedictine cenobium, the building was reconstructed at the end of the 16th century and completed in the 18th century. By the end of the 19th century, it had ceased to function as a monastery and is currently the seat of the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Santiago, the Instituto Teol\u00f3gico Compostelano, and the Diocesan Archive. Its premises are also used for other purposes, including the University School of Social Work and Theology, a guesthouse, and a venue for cultural activities.<\/p>\r\n

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