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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela or Santiago, city (1990 pop. 91,419), A Coruña prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Sar River. The city is one of the chief shrines of Christendom. There in the early 9th cent. the supposed tomb of the apostle St. James the Greater was reputedly discovered by a miracle, and Alfonso II of Asturias had a sanctuary built. The city grew around the shrine and became, after Jerusalem and Rome, the most famous Christian place of pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. It still thrives as a pilgrimage and tourist center. It is an archiepiscopal see and has a university (founded 1501). Its economy is based on tourism, agriculture, and the manufacture of linen and paper. Its most remarkable building is the cathedral, which replaced the earlier sanctuary after its destruction (10th cent.) by the Moors. Built (11th–13th cent.) in Romanesque style, the cathedral has had baroque and plateresque additions and restorations. Other historic buildings include the Hospital Real (1501–11), built by Ferdinand and Isabella to accommodate poor pilgrims, and the Colegio Fonseca (16th cent.), a part of the university.
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"Santiago de Compostela." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Santiago de Compostela." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SntgoComp.html "Santiago de Compostela." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-SntgoComp.html |
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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Galicia/Spain Named after the apostle St James the Great (in Spanish, Santo Iago), the patron saint of Spain. According to legend, his body was brought, or miraculously transferred, to Spain after his martyrdom at the hands of Herod Agrippa I (c.10 bc–ad 44), King of Judaea (41–4) in Jerusalem in 44. It was then lost, but supernaturally rediscovered in 813 on the site of the present cathedral. The second part of the name is believed by some to be from the Latin campus stellae ‘field of the star’, a reference to the bright star which, again according to tradition, shone above the long‐forgotten tomb to reveal its position. It may, however, come from compos stellae ‘possession of the star’ to indicate that the city has the tomb.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Santiago de Compostela." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Santiago de Compostela." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SantiagodeCompostela.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Santiago de Compostela." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-SantiagodeCompostela.html |
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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela a city in NW Spain, capital in Galicia, named after St James the Great (Spanish Sant Iago), whose remains, according to Spanish tradition, were brought there after his death. According to later accounts, the relics were rediscovered in 813, when a hermit named Pelayo noticed a star hovering above the previously hidden tomb. The story gave rise to a popular folk etymology, in which Compostela was seen to mean campus stellae ‘field of the star’, rather than being related to compostum ‘burial place’.
From the 9th century, when the relics were discovered, the city became the centre of a national and Christian movement against the Moors and an important place of pilgrimage. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Santiago de Compostela." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Santiago de Compostela." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-SantiagodeCompostela.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Santiago de Compostela." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-SantiagodeCompostela.html |
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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela Spain: see Santiago de Compostela . |
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"Santiago de Compostela." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Santiago de Compostela." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Composte.html "Santiago de Compostela." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Composte.html |
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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela. See COMPOSTELA.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Santiago de Compostela." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Santiago de Compostela." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SantiagodeCompostela.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Santiago de Compostela." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SantiagodeCompostela.html |
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Santiago de Compostela
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"Santiago de Compostela." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Santiago de Compostela." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-SantiagodeCompostela.html "Santiago de Compostela." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-SantiagodeCompostela.html |
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