Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
The Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the senior of the five districts in which the church divides Galicia in North-western Spain.
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Archbishop Julián Barrio Barrio
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
The Santiago de Compostela Arch cathedral Basilica is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is also among the remaining churches in the world built over the tomb of an apostle, the other ones being St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, St Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Chennai, India and Basilica of St. John in Izmir, Turkey.
The western façade of the Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica as seen from the Praza do Obradoiro
Overview of the cathedral complex
The façade at dusk
Saint James dressed as a pilgrim on the façade