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Cathedral cities of Spain (1909)

Collins, W. W. (William Wiehe), b. 1862 · London : Heinemann; New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 368

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equarters, the moment had arrived for the anti-climax ! I expected every minute to see a dooropen, a light stream across the square, a cloakedfigure steal furtively out, and disappear down intothe shadow of the lane. It was perfect, nothingcould have been arranged better as an introductionto… … c SANTIAGO Cathedral. In the course of time their where-abouts was forgotten and it remained for BishopTheodomir to rediscover the sacred spot in 829,guided thither by a star. Hence the CampusStellas—or Compostela. The shrine of the saint is still visited by in-numerable pilgrims, and perhaps more…

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