[Gocamino] The Cathedral

[Sil]

An interesting symbol for me is the half pyramid and all seeing eye painted
on the ceiling of the vault.  It reminds me of the symbol on the back of the
$1 bill!



On 20/05/07, Sil <sillydoll at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I don't see how?  The nave is the middle part of the body of the church,
> extending from the rail of the choir right to the entrance of the church.
> Perhaps a ship carrying all those inside is not a bad analogy.
>
> On 20/05/07, Elcaminomejala at aol.com <Elcaminomejala at aol.com> wrote:
> >
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> > Could it be that it's just a tomb, a grandiose tomb? Best, xm
> >
> > In a message dated 5/20/2007 2:36:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > mvwallis at pathcom.ca writes:
> >
> > HI  everyone - about the nave as church and nave as ship distinction
> > that
> > Rosina referred to. There is a strong medieval tradition or topos
> > of  the
> > church as a ship carrying the Christian soul across the tossing  ocean
> > of
> > life to salvation. There are Old Testament references that  feed into
> > this,
> > e.g.,  Noah's ark, which was thought in the  patristic tradition to
> > prefigure
> > the Church of the New Testament,  holding. the Christian soul in safety
> > on
> > the sea etc etc.... you get  the idea. In the patristic literature of
> > the
> > early Christian  fathers, you are either on the ship or off it. It's bad
> > to
> > be off it  . In  many seacoast churches, especially where there were
> > sailors,
> >
> > an actual ship replica can be found in the nave. So there is
> > an  intentional
> > play on words in the two  meanings.
> >
> > Mary
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:  <blaroli at aol.com>
> > To: <GoCamino at oakapple.net>;  < saintjames at yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 8:34  AM
> > Subject: [Gocamino] Cameras in Santiago
> >
> >
> > > Hello you  all,
> > > Sil has posted a site that  accesses   cameras  showing views of three
> > (of
> > > the four) squares  around the Cathedral, and of the ambulatory people
> > in
> > > them, and  of two inside views of the Cathedral.
> > > Lovely, evocative and  active views of the Quintana, Praterias and
> > > Obradeiro squares  can be seen. The Quintana view includes the
> > entrance way
> > > to the  Holy Door and the door of the Archicofradia's
> > information  office.
> > > For some reason, Azabacherias Square is not included  (?)
> > > Also, the English translation is not precise.  The  pictures of the
> > inside
> > > of the Cathedral refer to it as the  Cathedral's "ship".  This is a
> > > mistranslation of the word  "nave" which, when applied to  a church
> > means
> > > the long  narrow central hall of a church in a cruciform that rises
> > higher
> > > than the aisles flanking it.
> > > While in Spanish the word  "nave" also means ship this is not the
> > meaning
> > > intended in the  titles of the pictures.
> > > (By the way, Columbus' voyage was not  made on three caravels; the
> > Santa
> > > Maria was a "nave" which was  a larger ship built by the Portuguese (a
> > > "nao") so that its  surface and holds would resemble somewhat the
> > interior
> > > of a  church; the Pinta and the Nina were carabels, which were smaller
> > and
> > > designed differently).
> > > At any rate, the site for the  cameras is:
> > >
> > >  http://www.santiagoturismo.com/camaras/
> > >
> > > Please note that  the last word. camaras, is spelled with three "a"s,
> > which
> > > is  the  spelling in Spanish.
> > >
> > > Thanks again, Sil. You  really are a doll. The pictures and videos
> > have
> > > made me very  much aware of my need to go to Santiago for spiritual
> > nurture
> > >  and soul-joy.  If I didn't have to go to Rio next Tuesday, for
> > my  one
> > free
> > > week before May 30th, I would take off for Santiago  forthwith.
> > >
> > > And, Grant, thanks for the words to the Hymn  that accompanies the
> > > Botafumeiro.  I had no  idea.
> > >
> > > Hugs!
> > >
> > >  Rosina
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