Santiago de Compostela
City in Spain
Santiago de Compostela is the capital of northwest Spain’s Galicia region. It’s known as the culmination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and the alleged burial site of the Biblical apostle St. James. His remains reputedly lie within the Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, consecrated in 1211, whose elaborately carved stone facades open onto grand plazas within the medieval walls of the old town.
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Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain.
A city in Galicia, Spain, a major Christian pilgrimage site. Translations edit.
noun. a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over ...
Jun 25, 2023 · “De Compostela” indicates the geographical location and context of the city. It comes from the Latin term “Campus Stellae”, meaning “Field of ...
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noun. a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over ...
The name Santiago refers to the Apostle James the Greater (Sant Iago means 'Saint James'). James, son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of Saint John the ...
Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as ...
4 days ago · Santiago de Compostela, city, A Coruña provincia (province), capital of the comunidad autonóma (autonomous community) of Galicia, ...
This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of ...
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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 ...
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