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December 28, 2007: Spanish Carving
This is the dude.
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Ieronimus is the Latin name of Don Jerķnimo de Perigueux (1060? -1120), one of the most famous Spanish bishops of French origin and was a key figure in the Reconquest of Spain; he was also the chaplain of El Cid Campeador and bishop of Valencia; he was named bishop of Salamanca when the Diocese was restored in 1102, in the times of its Christian repopulation made by the Count Raimundo de Borgoņa and doņa Urraca.
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Heavy, huh?
This is the cathedral he had built in 1102 AD. Well actually it was started in 1102, but it took a couple hundred years to build. That's understandable seeing all the intricate stone carving on the facade.
Hey, wait a minute. How come a church built in the 12th/13th centuries, has a carving of a NASA Astronaut?
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