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The Church of Crucifixion was built in XII century. Originally that church was known as the Church of Saint Mary of the Meadows or Santa Maria de Las Vegas and belonged to the Knights Templars. Church of Saint Mary was transferred to the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem when Templars were outlawed in the beginning of XIV c. Hospitallers renamed that church Iglesia Santo Cristo. This church is under jurisdiction of the Fathers Reparadores now and the name of the church is Iglesia Del Crisifijo or church of crucifixion. Church named in this way after the XIV century “Y” shaped Gothic Crucifix brought here and donated to church by German pilgrims from the Holy Roman Empire.
Useful information
From Monday to Sunday
Does not close at midday
From 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM
Admission free
Visitors are allowed to take non commercial photo without flash light and tripod.
Updated Feb 21, 2013
Address: Calle del Crucifijo s/n 31100 Puente la Reina
Phone: Tel.:+34 948341301
Website: http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/Patrimonio/3113/Iglesia-del-Crucifijo.htm
The church was built in the 12th century, and reformed and extended in the 15th century when different Gothic-style elements were added. The portico and the chapter room still remain from the original Romanesque church. In the interior of the church there is an altarpiece dating from the 18th century, and statues of Saint James the Pilgrim. To my mind the original Romanesque and Gothic interiors of the Church were destroyed and lost because those baroque reconstruction of XVI-XVIII centuries.
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From Monday to Friday
From 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
From 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Weekend
From 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Admission free
Visitors are allowed to take non commercial photo without flash light and tripod.
Written Feb 21, 2013
Address: Calle Mayor s/n 31100 Puente la Reina
Phone: +34 948341301
Website: http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/Patrimonio/3166/Iglesia-de-Santiago-el-Mayor.htm
And now about the bridge and the Queen. As you all already know the bridge was built in the first half of the XI-th century by Queen of Navarre Mayor of Castile. Her original name was Muniadona or Muñadona and she was variously called Munia (or Muña) Mayor (or just Munia or Muña). In Spanish she was called Muniadona de Castilla. Her husband was Sancho III the King of Navarre nicknamed Sancho the Great. Through her marriage to Sancho she became the Queen Consort. Since historian believe she died either in 1032 or in 1066 I can only tell that she built the six-arch bridge for the pilgrims in first half of XI century and modern pilgrims and tourists still use that bridge to cross the river Arga.
Updated Feb 21, 2013
Address: Calle mayor, Puente la Reina, Navarre
Website: http://www.turismo.navarra.es/eng/organice-viaje/recurso/Patrimonio/3157/Puente-Romanico-de-Puente-la-Reina.htm
Puente la Reina was named in honor of it benefactor Queen Mayor the wife of Navarese King Sancho III. She commanded to build magnificent Romanesque Bridge to support the safe moving of medieval...
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