The Holy chamber of Oviedo (Spanish: Cámara Santa de Oviedo, also known as the chapel of St. Michael) is a Roman Catholicpre-Romanesque church in Oviedo, Spain, built next to pre-romanesque Tower of San Miguel of the city's cathedral. Nowadays, the church occupies the angle between the south arm of the cathedral transept and a side of the cloister.
Holy chamber of Oviedo Cámara Santa de Oviedo (in Spanish)
It was built during the 9th century as a palace chapel for King Alfonso II of Asturias and the church of San Salvador of Oviedo. Apart from acting as royal chapel, the Holy Chamber was built to house the jewels and relics of the cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo, a function it continues to have 1200 years later. Some of these jewels were donated by the Kings Alfonso II and Alfonso III, and represent extraordinary gold artifacts of Asturian Pre-Romanesque, brought from Toledo after the fall of the Visigothic kingdom.
Consequently, the cathedral of Oviedo was also called Sancta Ovetensis;[1] owing to quantity and quality of relics contained in the Cámara Santa (English: Holy Chamber). The Holy Chamber remains as the only sample of the early medieval complex. It was built as a relics' room to keep the different treasures associated with the Kingdom of Asturias (Cross of the Angels, Victory Cross, Agate box, Arca Santa and Sudarium of Oviedo), brought from Jerusalem to Africa, and after several translations was finally deposited at Oviedo by Alfonso II of Asturias.
It consists of two overlapping aisles with a barrel vault; the crypt or lower floor has a height of 2.30 metres, and is dedicated to St. Leocadia, containing several tombs of other martyrs.
The crypt of St. Leocadia is a rectangular chamber with walls of rubble. It has a rude semicircular unbroken barrel vault, barely 80 cm high at the crown. Originally it was lighted by very narrow windows, mere loopholes, splayed internally, in the side walls, and by one large window at the east end.[2]
The Camara Santa, as its ancient parts show, consists of a square eastern sanctuary, attached to a rectangular cella . The sanctuary has a low barrel vault. Its frontal arch is carried by two marble columns of Roman origin. A pair of similar columns decorate the east window, which internally has an arch, but externally a square head with a rude brick relieving arch, just like the east window of the crypt below. Their capitals have a Corinthian style, with leaves packed into shells, relief being produced by the drill, and recall an angle capital in San Julián de los Prados.
On the upper floor, the Camara Santa dedicated to St. Michael, was extended in the 12th century, elongating the central section to six metres, a reconstruction that also provided it with its current decoration, a masterpiece of Spanish Romanesque. From an architectural point of view, the Holy Chamber's construction solved one of the greatest problems of Asturian Pre-Romanesque: the vaulting of two overlapping spaces, later used in the buildings of Ramiro I of Asturias.
The Sudarium of Oviedo, or Shroud of Oviedo, also cloth of Oviedo, is a bloodstained cloth kept in the Arca Santa for which the chapel was built.[3] The Sudarium (Latin for sweat cloth) is claimed to be the cloth wrapped around the head of Jesus Christ after he died.[4] There are notable congruencies with a number of related acheiropoieta images such those of the Turin and Manoppello.[5]
^Ford, Richard (1855). "The Asturias". A handbook for travellers in Spain. Vol. II. John Murray. pp. 635–651.
^Rivoira, Giovanni Teresio (1918). Moslem architecture : its origins and development. London: Oxford University Press.
^Bennett, Janice (January 2005). Sacred Blood, Sacred Image: The Sudarium of Oviedo, New Evidence for the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. Ignatius Press. ISBN978-0-9705682-0-5. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^Byssus and pure linen – Comparing the cloths 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Multimedia comparison of the cloth of Oviedo and the sudarium of Manoppello, Texts: Blandina Paschalis Schlömer
^The Rediscovered Face - 1 first of four installments of an audiovisual presentation relating the holy image with a number of ancient predecessors, YouTube, access date March 2013.
References
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García de Castro Valdés, César (2004). "Cripta de San Leocadia". Arte Prerrománico de Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo: Ediciones Nobel. ISBN84-8459-181-6.
García de Castro Valdés, César (2004). "Cámara Santa". Arte Prerrománico de Asturias (in Spanish). Oviedo: Ediciones Nobel. ISBN84-8459-181-6.
Rivoira, Giovanni Teresio (1918). Moslem architecture : its origins and development. London: Oxford University Press.
Menendez Pidal, Luis (1960). "La Cámara Santa,su destrucción y reconstrucción" (PDF). Boletin del Insituto de Estudios Asturianos (in Spanish). 39 (1): 3–34. ISSN 0020-384X.
Fernandez Buelta, Jose Maria (1949). (PDF). Boletin del Insituto de Estudios Asturianos (in Spanish). 6 (3): 51–116. ISSN 0020-384X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-26.
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The Holy chamber of Oviedo Spanish Camara Santa de Oviedo also known as the chapel of St Michael is a Roman Catholic pre Romanesque church in Oviedo Spain built next to pre romanesque Tower of San Miguel of the city s cathedral Nowadays the church occupies the angle between the south arm of the cathedral transept and a side of the cloister Holy chamber of Oviedo Camara Santa de Oviedo in Spanish ReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicEcclesiastical or organizational statusChapelLocationLocationOviedo Asturias SpainGeographic coordinates43 21 44 N 5 50 34 37 W 43 36222 N 5 8428806 W 43 36222 5 8428806ArchitectureTypeChurchStylePre RomanesqueCompleted9th centuryUNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeCulturalCriteriaii iv viDesignated1985 9th session Parent listingMonuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the AsturiasReference no 312 004RegionEurope and North AmericaWebsiteOfficial WebsiteIt was built during the 9th century as a palace chapel for King Alfonso II of Asturias and the church of San Salvador of Oviedo Apart from acting as royal chapel the Holy Chamber was built to house the jewels and relics of the cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo a function it continues to have 1200 years later Some of these jewels were donated by the Kings Alfonso II and Alfonso III and represent extraordinary gold artifacts of Asturian Pre Romanesque brought from Toledo after the fall of the Visigothic kingdom Consequently the cathedral of Oviedo was also called Sancta Ovetensis 1 owing to quantity and quality of relics contained in the Camara Santa English Holy Chamber The Holy Chamber remains as the only sample of the early medieval complex It was built as a relics room to keep the different treasures associated with the Kingdom of Asturias Cross of the Angels Victory Cross Agate box Arca Santa and Sudarium of Oviedo brought from Jerusalem to Africa and after several translations was finally deposited at Oviedo by Alfonso II of Asturias It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in December 1998 Contents 1 Architecture 2 Sudarium of Oviedo 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesArchitecture Edit Holy chamber Chapel of St Michael It consists of two overlapping aisles with a barrel vault the crypt or lower floor has a height of 2 30 metres and is dedicated to St Leocadia containing several tombs of other martyrs The crypt of St Leocadia is a rectangular chamber with walls of rubble It has a rude semicircular unbroken barrel vault barely 80 cm high at the crown Originally it was lighted by very narrow windows mere loopholes splayed internally in the side walls and by one large window at the east end 2 The Camara Santa as its ancient parts show consists of a square eastern sanctuary attached to a rectangular cella The sanctuary has a low barrel vault Its frontal arch is carried by two marble columns of Roman origin A pair of similar columns decorate the east window which internally has an arch but externally a square head with a rude brick relieving arch just like the east window of the crypt below Their capitals have a Corinthian style with leaves packed into shells relief being produced by the drill and recall an angle capital in San Julian de los Prados On the upper floor the Camara Santa dedicated to St Michael was extended in the 12th century elongating the central section to six metres a reconstruction that also provided it with its current decoration a masterpiece of Spanish Romanesque From an architectural point of view the Holy Chamber s construction solved one of the greatest problems of Asturian Pre Romanesque the vaulting of two overlapping spaces later used in the buildings of Ramiro I of Asturias Sudarium of Oviedo EditFurther information Sudarium of Oviedo The Sudarium of Oviedo or Shroud of Oviedo also cloth of Oviedo is a bloodstained cloth kept in the Arca Santa for which the chapel was built 3 The Sudarium Latin for sweat cloth is claimed to be the cloth wrapped around the head of Jesus Christ after he died 4 There are notable congruencies with a number of related acheiropoieta images such those of the Turin and Manoppello 5 See also EditAsturian architecture Catholic Church in SpainNotes Edit Ford Richard 1855 The Asturias A handbook for travellers in Spain Vol II John Murray pp 635 651 Rivoira Giovanni Teresio 1918 Moslem architecture its origins and development London Oxford University Press Bennett Janice January 2005 Sacred Blood Sacred Image The Sudarium of Oviedo New Evidence for the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin Ignatius Press ISBN 978 0 9705682 0 5 Retrieved 21 October 2010 Byssus and pure linen Comparing the cloths Archived 2013 02 12 at the Wayback Machine Multimedia comparison of the cloth of Oviedo and the sudarium of Manoppello Texts Blandina Paschalis Schlomer The Rediscovered Face 1 first of four installments of an audiovisual presentation relating the holy image with a number of ancient predecessors YouTube access date March 2013 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camara Santa de Oviedo Garcia de Castro Valdes Cesar 2004 Cripta de San Leocadia Arte Prerromanico de Asturias in Spanish Oviedo Ediciones Nobel ISBN 84 8459 181 6 Garcia de Castro Valdes Cesar 2004 Camara Santa Arte Prerromanico de Asturias in Spanish Oviedo Ediciones Nobel ISBN 84 8459 181 6 Rivoira Giovanni Teresio 1918 Moslem architecture its origins and development London Oxford University Press Menendez Pidal Luis 1960 La Camara Santa su destruccion y reconstruccion PDF Boletin del Insituto de Estudios Asturianos in Spanish 39 1 3 34 ISSN 0020 384X Fernandez Buelta Jose Maria 1949 La Camara Santa de Oviedo Su primitiva construccion su destruccion y reconstruccion PDF Boletin del Insituto de Estudios Asturianos in Spanish 6 3 51 116 ISSN 0020 384X Archived from the original PDF on 2012 04 26 Portals Architecture Catholicism Spain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Camara Santa amp oldid 1115050935, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
