Sigüenza - Calle Mayor
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
Sigüenza - Museo Diocesano de Arte Antiguo
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Castilla-La Mancha
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Cuenca - Convento de San Pablo
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Cuenca - Catedral de Santa María y San Julián
Cuenca - Catedral de Santa María y San Julián
Cuenca - Catedral de Santa María y San Julián
Cuenca - Catedral de Santa María y San Julián
Sigüenza - Palacio de Ayuntamiento
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
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Carabias - Iglesia de San Salvador
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
Sigüenza - Catedral de Santa María
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Sigüenza - Iglesia de Santiago
Pliny the Elder mentions Segontia in the 1st century AD in his work "Naturalis Historia" as a Celtiberian settlement. The area was taken by the Romans in the Numantine War (154-133 BC). After the end of the Western Roman Empire, the city was conquered by the Visigoths, who also founded the diocese of Sigüenza in 589. Taken over by the Moors around 712, the Christians reconquered the city in 1123. The construction of the cathedral began only a short time later, but it would take several centuries to complete. Today Sigüenza is a town with a population of about 4500.
The Visigoths built a small castle in the 5th century above the town. The Moors built a large fortified castle in the early 8th century. It was enclosed by a defensive wall providing an area known as the medina. In 1124, the castle was retaken by Bernard of Agen allowing Simón Girón de Cisneros to build an episcopal palace there. In the 15th century, the castle was strengthened by the bishops to protect it from attacks from Aragon and Navarre.
The Iglesia de Santiago is located on the Calle Mayor (main street). It serves as a parish church. The church was erected by Bishop Don Cerebruno (1156-1167). It consists of a single nave. The church was once attached to a Clarissan monastery abandoned in the 1940s. The entrance portal has a bust of St James.
The Visigoths built a small castle in the 5th century above the town. The Moors built a large fortified castle in the early 8th century. It was enclosed by a defensive wall providing an area known as the medina. In 1124, the castle was retaken by Bernard of Agen allowing Simón Girón de Cisneros to build an episcopal palace there. In the 15th century, the castle was strengthened by the bishops to protect it from attacks from Aragon and Navarre.
The Iglesia de Santiago is located on the Calle Mayor (main street). It serves as a parish church. The church was erected by Bishop Don Cerebruno (1156-1167). It consists of a single nave. The church was once attached to a Clarissan monastery abandoned in the 1940s. The entrance portal has a bust of St James.
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