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  • Thumbnail for James Matamoros
    Saint James the Moor-slayer (Spanish: Santiago Matamoros) is the name given to the representation (painting, sculpture, etc.) of the apostle James the...
    10 KB (1,036 words) - 12:11, 18 December 2023
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    Clavijo, and was henceforth called Santiago Matamoros (Saint James the Moor-slayer). ¡Santiago, y cierra, España! ("St. James and strike for Spain") was...
    25 KB (2,446 words) - 09:44, 7 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Feast of Saint James
    victory in the mythical Battle of Clavijo as James Matamoros (James the Moor-slayer), James is held as patron saint of the Spaniards. Because of his role...
    6 KB (495 words) - 02:09, 26 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for San Isidoro, León
    many visitors today. An equestrian statue of Saint Isidore dressed as a Moor-slayer is visible, along with many other sculptures, high on the facade. In...
    9 KB (899 words) - 15:02, 1 June 2024
  • trova group founded by Miguel Matamoros Saint James Matamoros, 'the Moor-slayer', Spanish mythological figure Matamoros, Coahuila, city in Mexico Matamoros...
    2 KB (268 words) - 23:04, 17 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Camino de Santiago
    where the Shepherd saw the Light. In the time of the Moors, the People made a Vow, that if the Moors should be driven from this Country, they would give...
    55 KB (5,692 words) - 00:11, 13 June 2024
  • missionary to England Saint James Matamoros (9th cent.), or Saint James the Moor-slayer James of the Marches (died 1476), papal legate and inquisitor. Venerable...
    4 KB (597 words) - 05:12, 14 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for ¡Santiago y cierra, España!
    Saint James, represented by 17th-century painter Francisco Camilo as a Moor-slayer and with the Cross of Saint James as an attribute....
    3 KB (218 words) - 14:44, 12 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Battle of Ourique
    his tomb was believed to be), being generally seen as the Matamouros, 'Moor-slayer'. As a consequence of Portuguese independence this legend was embellished...
    14 KB (1,623 words) - 21:43, 2 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ramiro I of Asturias
    Greater, the Moor-slayer, is said to have appeared riding a white horse and bearing a white standard, and aided Asturian troops to defeat the Moors. This gave...
    14 KB (1,667 words) - 09:04, 29 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Inés Suárez
    Saint James the Moor-slayer by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest)....
    23 KB (3,184 words) - 02:47, 13 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Reconquista
    retelling of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass dealing with the Iberian Saracens (Moors), and centuries later introduced in the French school system with a view...
    132 KB (15,377 words) - 20:06, 11 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Castrillo Mota de Judíos
    Judíos is twinned with: Kfar Vradim, Israel Spain portal Saint James the Moor-slayer, or Santiago Matamoros, the subject of the Way of St. James legend in...
    6 KB (396 words) - 00:25, 10 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for History of Galicia
    Clavijo during the Reconquista, and was henceforth called Matamoros (Moor-slayer). Santiago y cierra España ("St James and strike for Spain") has been...
    34 KB (4,706 words) - 00:04, 12 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Aemilian of Cogolla
    representations of Aemilian can be mixed with that of Saint James the Moor-slayer, such as a Benedictine on horseback with a banner and sword. San Millán...
    6 KB (606 words) - 21:08, 2 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Rasmus Paludan
    Moor-slayer with himself as Archbishop, named after the Spanish legendary figure James Matamoros who helped the Christians conquer the Muslim Moors as...
    120 KB (10,015 words) - 21:41, 28 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for History of the Catholic Church in Spain
    patron saint – the current patron Saint James Matamoros (Saint James the Moor-slayer) or a combination of him and the newly canonized Saint Teresa of Ávila...
    41 KB (5,593 words) - 09:21, 16 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Spanish conquest of the Maya
    Dominicans promoted the veneration of Santiago Matamoros (St. James the Moor-slayer) as a readily identifiable image of Spanish military superiority. The...
    169 KB (21,555 words) - 02:13, 4 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Saint James the Apostle Parish Church (Paete)
    image of St. James depicted as a Santiago Matamoros (Saint James the Moor-slayer) in a central niche of the upper story. The relief of Saint James is...
    13 KB (1,123 words) - 14:36, 14 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Carrión de los Condes
    anthagonistic role. Monastery of San Zoilo's Cloister Statue of Saint James as a moor-slayer Church of Belén, built in the 16th and 17th centuries Carrión de los...
    8 KB (620 words) - 05:47, 15 August 2024
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