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Holy Door (Puerta Santa) of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Santiago De Compostela

Holy Door (Puerta Santa) of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

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Holy Door (Puerta Santa) of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

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Location: Santiago De Compostela, Occidental, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

August 15, 2022

The Holy Door is located at the back of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, and it opens on the eve of the Holy Year.

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

July 3, 2022

The Holy Gate at the head of the cathedral is only opened in the so-called Jacobean Years, when the name day of the apostle James, which is celebrated on July 25, falls on a Sunday.

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Zingiber 🪲

April 24, 2022

In 2021 it was open, great to enter the cathedral through.

->> Unfortunately, many users post photos here that have nothing to do with the Holy Gate. <<-

In 1122, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela received the privilege from Pope Calixtus II to proclaim a Compostela Holy Year at certain times.

According to the Codex Calixtinus, the Puerta Santa (“Holy Gate”) or Puerta del Perdon (“Gate of Mercy”) of the cathedral may only be opened in leap and jubilee years. These are when July 25th, the anniversary of St. James's death, falls on a Sunday.

A Romanesque door serves as the Holy Door, which leads into the ambulatory on the east side of the cathedral. At the top the porch shows the sculptures of St. James and his disciples Athanasius and Theodorus.

In the actual gate, pilgrims enter the cathedral under the Latin inscription Venient omne gentes et dicen gloria tibi Domine (“All nations come and proclaim your glory, Lord”).

see also de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilige_Pforte

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