The Sanctuary of Arantzazu
On Wedsnesday we had a field trip with the other Erasmus students to the Sanctuary of Arantzazu, located in Oñati. The the Virgin of Arantzazu is the main worship figure and also the patron of the province Guipuzcoa.
According to Wikipedia the legend of the figure of the Virgin was found in a thorn-bush, and his exclamation “Arantzan zu?!” (Thou, among the thorns?!) gave rise to the name of the place. According to the linguistic explanation, the name stems from “arantza + zu”, ‘place abounding in hawthorn’.
The Sanctuary of Arantzazu. © Wikipedia
Because pictures are worth a thousand words, a smal impression.
The maquette of the sanctuary
Painting of the Sanctuary
Inside the church
The other side of the church
Jesus Christ
The Virgin
People took out their cameras
An art gallery where they show the history of the Sanctuary
Paintings
And more paintings
Another part of the complex where they show more modern paitings
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