Camino Photo of the Day: Side Altar at San Juan de Furelos

After yesterday’s Crucifix – which might just be the most emotionally and spiritually moving piece of art on the whole of the Spanish Camino – anything else is inevitably going to be a let-down. Nevertheless, I’d be remiss in not posting this handsome Gothic side altar. It features the images of three saints. From left to right we have Saint Anthony of Padua (a popular saint the world over), Saint Lucy (holding a plate with her eyeballs, though what’s in her eye-sockets is a little problematic), and San Roque. This last saint is often confused with Santiago Peregrino, as they are both dressed in medieval pilgrim garb. The chief iconographic difference is that San Roque is always depicted with a dog, often licking out his wounds.

Date: 30 April 2016
Place: Furelos (Galicia, Spain)

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Mirrored from Pilgrims on the Way.