Paul Christian Gordon

Santiago de Compostela

The Botafumeiro hangs in the central nave of the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The famous silver thurible is swung in a ritual that has taken place since the 11th century. The city is the terminus of the Way of St. James, the ancient Catholic pilgrimage to the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

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Image Size: 2040x1360 / 1.6MB; http://www.pauloutwest.com; Botafumeiro Camino Frances Camino de Santiago Casco Histórico Catedral de Santiago de Compostela Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Christian Europe Galicia Green Spain Historic Center Iberia Province of A Coruña Roman Catholic Romanesque Santiago de Compostela Spain St James the Great UNESCO Way of St. James World Heritage Site antique antiquity capital city cathedral censer chapel church hung icon incense burner interior landmark medieval nave pilgrimage rope shrine silver thurible vault
Contained in galleries: Camino Primitivo, Camino Francés, Galicia: Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela

The Botafumeiro hangs in the central nave of the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The famous silver thurible is swung in a ritual that has taken place since the 11th century. The city is the terminus of the Way of St. James, the ancient Catholic pilgrimage to the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.