The House of Light

Ivaniccio has suggested going to Leon in order to find samples of Gothic art, and he was completely right. We have had to jump a little bit in time between the 13th and 16th centuries but we have seen the birth of the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Leon.

Santa María de León Cathedral, also known as The House of Light, is situated in the city of León, in north-west Spain. Some features we should be aware of when we look at this cathedral are: its doors, its rose window, the choir, the venerated Virgin Blanca and the Locus Apellattione, where justice was imparted.

This Cathedral was dedicated to Santa María de la Regla.It is considered a masterpiece of the Gothic style dominating the mid 13th century and completed by the late 16th century.

It has around 1,800 square meter of stained glass windows.

Inside the Cathedral there is a large collection of sacred art. There are almost 1,500 pieces, including 50 Romanesque sculptures of the Virgin, dating from prehistoric times to the 18th century (Neoclassicism), a Mozarabic bible and numerous codices.