Botafumeiro
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The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible used at the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Spain. Its name comes from the Galician language, where botar means "to eject, to throw away, to expel", and the L
The currently used Botafumeiro, made in 2013.
The pulley mechanism under the transept's dome.
The swinging Botafumeiro dispensing clouds of incense.
Censer
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A censer, incense burner, perfume burner or pastille burner is a vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form. They vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction, and have
Botafumeiro
…It was created by the gold and silversmith José Losada in 1851 and has a golden sheen. The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is one of the largest censers in the world, weighing 80 kg and measuring 1.93 m in height. It is normally on display in the library of the cathedral, but for certain important…
Catholic thurible, or chain censer, designed for swinging
Censer from Tibet, late 19th century, silver
Censer in form of a one-domed cubic Russian church, late 15th-early 16th century, silver, total height: 27.5 cm, width: 10.5 cm, the Moscow Kremlin Museums (Moscow, Russia)
A Qing dynasty qilin-shaped incense burner