Vera Cruz Door
by Joan Carroll
Title
Vera Cruz Door
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Lucky for me I arrived at Church of the Vera Cruz in Segovia Spain when it was closed, not to open for another hour and a half. Lucky, because this forced me to study the exterior of the church and the surrounding countryside. Lucky, because it forced me to slow down and just admire. And lucky, because it is located outside of the walls of the town and is not heavily visited in the winter when I was there. Even though my trip to Segovia was short, the 90 minutes spent outside 'just waiting' were some of the most peaceful and memorable of the day. Consecrated in 1208, Vera Cruz was built in Romanesque style 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. Vera Cruz has a unique 12-sided exterior with a tower on the south side, which can be admired from the viewpoint near 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.
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August 7th, 2013
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