On the outskirts of a small Castilian town, whose name, Cebrecos, possibly does not appear in those lavish guides that suffer from not considering many humble places, probably thinking that they have little or nothing to offer five-star travelers, a Romanesque hermitage, in complete ruin, he contemplates, from his ancient indifference, the crossroads of roads and fields of work that are lost in a horizon as wide as his own history.
This is the hermitage of San Vicente, that curious saint, whose miraculous remains were brought from Andalusian lands, when the first caliphates dominated a good part of that lost in the tragic battle of the Guadalete River, and which enjoyed great popularity, especially among the Mozarabs, Christians residing in conquered lands, who, upon returning to Christian land, also brought with them their particular vision of sacred architecture.
A las afueras de un pequeño pueblo castellano, cuyo nombre, Cebrecos, posiblemente no aparezca en esas fastuosas guías que adolecen de no considerar muchos lugares humildes, seguramente pensando que poco o nada tienen que ofrecer a los viajeros cinco estrellas, una ermita románica, en completa ruina, contempla, desde su milenaria indiferencia, la encrucijada de caminos y de campos de labor que se pierden en un horizonte tan ancho, como su propia historia.
Se trata de la ermita de San Vicente, aquel curioso santo, cuyos milagrosos restos se trajeron de tierras andaluzas, cuando los primeros califatos dominaban buena parte de aquella perdida en la trágica batalla del río Guadalete, y que gozó de gran popularidad, sobre todo entre los mozárabes, cristianos residentes en tierras conquistadas, quienes, al regresar a tierra cristiana, trajeron también con ellos su particular visión de la arquitectura sagrada.
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AVISO: Tanto el texto, como las fotografías que lo acompañan, son de mi exclusiva propiedad intelectual y por lo tanto, están sujetos a mis Derechos de Autor.
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This structure looks great
It’s nice!
It was in better times, even with its humility and rustic conception.
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