|
|
| Shield of Catalonia
 Guest  2009/8/15 12:33
 13036  0  9.43 (7 votes) Rate it
In field of gold four gules sticks. Of bell king's crown.
This blasonamiento is known heraldically as the Four Sticks and more popularly as the Four Bars (Quatre Sweeps).Any documental reference has not been documented up to the 1150 appearing like shield preher谩ldico in Ram贸n's stamp Berenguer IV, although the scarce clarity of the stamp, and its monocrom铆a, they make doubtful the attribution, because the shield palado and reflective blocado the defensive habitual reinforcements of the shields of half-filled of the XII century, for that that this it would not be a lineage sign, but the almond-shaped mere shield of charts that symbolized the real power. The first testimony insurance is the stamps of Alfonso's chancellery II, dated starting from 1167.Es false the test of their linking to the count house from Barcelona in a sarcophagus of 1082 of Ram贸n Berenguer II where 15 sticks of gold and gules appear, what has taken to think to some heraldistas (Fluvi脿) that this it is the origin of the four bars; but it cannot be a test of the antiquity of the emblem associated to the count lineage since this it is a decoration impostada with reason of their transfer in 1385 to the interior of the Cathedral of Gerona for initiative of Pedro IV of Aragon, therefore, the mentioned painting would be later 300 years, since in its original location to the bleakness during three centuries is impossible that the sarcophagus conserved the painting of the XI century, like it demonstrates Alberto convincingly Montaner Fruits in The sign of the king from Aragon: history and meaning (1995).
credos |
|
| Flag of Catalonia
Guest 2006/8/10 11:55
12955 0 10.00 (1 vote)Rate it
The Flag of Catalonia or Solitary of Catalonia it is the traditional of Reyes from Aragon that was formerly only used by the King, as expressive of their sovereignty.Documentation that proves convincingly that the same one was used from Alfonso's times II, exists being known universally as "of Aragon."They are elements common of the Flag and the Shield the gules" "sticks or "bars of Aragon", historical element common of the current four autonomous communities that were integrated in the Crown of Aragon in whose emblem谩tica is still in its day, and that in its representation they incorporated to the Shield of Spain.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandera_de_Catalu%C3%B1a |
|
| Virgin of Monserrat. Boss of Monserrat (Barcelona) and of Catalonia
Guest 2006/8/10 10:32
38138 16  8.19 (16 votes)Rate it
The Virgin of Montserrat, known popularly as "Moreneta" is the employer of the diocese of Catalonia. It is located in the Monastery of Montserrat, it is a symbol for Catalonia and he/she has transformed into a pilgrimage point for believers and of visit forced for the tourists.According to the legend, the first image of the Virgin of Montserrat found it some children shepherds in the one 880. After seeing a light in the mountain, the children found the Virgin's image inside a cave. When finding out the news the bishop, he/she tried to transfer the image until the city of Manresa but the transfer was impossible since the statue weighed too much. The bishop interpreted it as the Virgin's desire of remaining in the place in which had found it to him and it ordered the construction of Santa Mar铆a's hermitage, origin of the current monastery.The image that at the present time is worshipped it is a size rom谩nica of the XII century carried out in poplar wood. It represents the Virgin with the boy sat down in their lap and it measures about 95 centimeters high. In their right hand it sustains a sphere that symbolizes the universe; the boy has the right hand lifted in blessing sign while in the left hand it sustains a pineapple.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgen_de_Montserrat |
|
| Map Catalonia
Guest 2006/7/14 11:03
53569 0  7.20 (10 votes)Rate it
|
| Photo No. 1-4 (out of 4 photos hit) | |
|
|
Menu
You Paginate Friends
Login
To look for
|
You Photograph Towns of Spain
Catalonia
) Date (
