-
Libredón was a forest,
sometimes also
described as a mountain, near
Santiago de
Compostela that
according to legend, is
where the body of
Saint James was...
- tomb in
Libredon. The
tradition at
Compostela placed the
discovery of the
relics of the
saint in the 9th century, by
Pelayo in the
Libredon forest in...
- by an angel, back to the
Iberian Peninsula to be
buried in what is now
Libredón. As the ship
approached land, the
wedding of the
daughter of
Queen Lupa...
- site in
Santiago de Compostela. This site was
originally called Mount Libredon [gl] and its
physical topography leads prevalent seaborne winds to clear...
- Paio or Pelagio) was a
hermit or
anchorite who
lived in
Solovio in the
Libredón forest in 813 AD.
According to some sources,
Solovio was an
ancient Celtic...
- in
Compostela and that
Alfonso was the
first pilgrim to the
shrine at
Libredón. In 825, he
defeated Saracen forces at Narón (near Ferrol) and also in...
-
Compostela Museum of the
Cathedral of
Santiago de Compostela [es]
Related Camino de
Santiago Codex Calixtinus Jacobean Holy Year
Feast of
Saint James Libredón...
- Lupa
converted to
Christianity and
helps build the apostle's tomb in
Libredon. It is also said that upon her conversion, she
turned her home into a church...
- the Hermit,
after he
witnessed strange lights in the
night sky
above the
Libredon forest.
Bishop Theodomirus of Iria
recognized this as a
miracle and informed...
-
present location of the city of
Santiago de Compostela, at the time
known as
Libredon [gl].
Alfonso built the
original shrine to
Saint James on the spot of the...
