Belmonte, J. A.; Urrutia-Aparicio, M.; César González-García, A.
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ARQUEOLOGÍA DE LA ARQUITECTURA, 18, 2021, e122
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RESUMEN: En este trabajo se examina, desde la perspectiva de la Astronomía Cultural, si las iglesias románicas del Camino de Santiago siguen un patrón de orientación común a todas ellas. Para ello, se ha obtenido la orientación
Ambos reinos comparten orientaciones hacia la salida del sol el domingo de Pascua, probablemente obtenidas en su mayoría
mediante observación directa del sol sobre el horizonte, aunque León presenta una fuerte preferencia por el equinoccio
eclesiástico del 21 de marzo, que no aparece en Castilla. También se han analizado las iglesias pertenecientes al Camino
y una muestra de contraste en cada reino, lo que ha permitido extraer información relevante sobre las iglesias construidas
en lugares concretos como Santiago de Compostela, la Ribeira Sacra, Sahagún o la Montaña Palentina.
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ABSTRACT: This paper examines whether the Romanesque churches of the Way of Saint James or Camino de Santiago follow a common
orientation pattern from the perspective of Cultural Astronomy. In order to do so, the orientation of 191 Romanesque churches
in the former kingdoms of Leon and Castile has been obtained and a comparative study has been carried out. Both kingdoms share
the orientation toward the sunrise on Easter Sunday, probably obtained by direct observation of the Sun ov er the horizon.
However, Leon shows a strong preference for the ec-clesiastical equinox of March 21, which does not appear in Castile. Churches
belonging to the Way and a contrast sample at each kingdom have been also compared, providing relevant information about some
churches built at specific places such as Santiago de Compostela, Ribeira Sacra, Sahagún or the Montaña Palentina
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