Thursday 24 July 2014

Apostle St. James the Greater became the Patron Saint of Spain

the largest incense burner in the world (thurible)
the rope swinging thurible seen across the window lunette

Mass Feast, 

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Published on 26 Jul 2013
Recorded November 6, 2012

Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the city's cathedral, as destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century. In 1985 the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Left at the end of the rope, group pulling on the Incense Burner   

Cathedral for St James, Santiago de Compostela, June 2013 - Incense Burner  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=341PAHELA9k  

Published on 13 Jun 2013

The Camino de Santiago de Compostela or The Way of St. James is a Pilgrimage ending in the Cathedral. A mass his held for the Pilgrims and sometimes the largest incense burner in the world (thurible) is used during the service. It takes several men to control and swing the thurible. This mass was in June 2013

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