Vera Cruz is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on February 26th, 2013.
Vera Cruz
Visit the Alcazar in Segovia Spain and you get treated to this amazing view of The Templar Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross) in the valley... more
by Joan Carroll
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Title
Vera Cruz
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
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Visit the Alcazar in Segovia Spain and you get treated to this amazing view of The Templar Iglesia Vera Cruz (Church of the True Cross) in the valley below. This is the most interesting of several splendid Romanesque churches in Segovia. Consecrated in 1208, Vera Cruz was built by the Knights Templar to house a fragment of the True Cross. It is thus not really a parish church or even a monastic church, but primarily a shrine. The relic is now housed in the nearby village church at Zamarramala. Vera Cruz has a unique 12-sided exterior with a tower on the south side, which can be admired from the viewpoint on the grounds of the Alcazar. Its shape is patterned on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where according to legend the True Cross was found by St. Helena in the 4th century. Inside, the round nave centers on an unusual two-story gallery, where the Knights are thought to have kept vigil over the sliver of wood. You can climb the tower for beautiful views of the Alcazar and old city.
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February 26th, 2013
