Collegiate church and cloister of St Juliana
The Collegiate church and cloister of Santa Juliana (Spanish: Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana) is a collegiate church located in Santillana del Mar, Spain. The church is dedicated to Juliana of Nicomedia.
Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana | |
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Native name Spanish: Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana | |
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Location | Santillana del Mar, Spain |
Coordinates | 43.392217°N 4.106006°W |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
Designated | 1993 (17th session) |
Part of | Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain |
Reference no. | 669bis-012 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Official name | Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana |
Type | Non-movable |
Criteria | Monument |
Designated | 12 March 1889 |
Reference no. | RI-51-0000057 |
![]() ![]() Location of Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana in Spain |
It is notable as an example of Romanesque architecture
Conservation
It has been part of a World Heritage Site since 2015, when the Camino de Santiago (a serial site first designated in 1993) was expanded to take in more variants of the pilgrimage route.[1] The sites included in the UNESCO designation are largely monuments, churches, or hospitals that provided services to pilgrims headed to Santiago de Compostela.
It is also protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural; it was first given a heritage listing in 1889.
References
- "Routes of Santiago de Compostela". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
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