Virxe da Barca sanctuary

Virxe da Barca sanctuary
El Santuario de la Virgen de la Barca Santuario da Virxe da Barca
Virxe da Barca sanctuary. In the background, A Ferida, a tribute sculpture to the volunteers who helped to clean the Prestige oil spill. Virxe da Barca sanctuary. In the background, A Ferida, a tribute sculpture to the volunteers who helped to clean the Prestige oil spill.
Location	Muxía
Country	Spain
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	website
History
Founded	17th century
Architecture
Functional status	Destroyed by lightning, 25 December 2013

The Virxe da Barca sanctuary is a church located in Muxía, Spain. It was destroyed by a fire started by lightning on 25 December 2013.

History

The sanctuary was originally a pre-Christian Celtic shrine and sacred spot. This part of Spain was resistant to conversion to Christianity, and was only converted in the 12th century. The Christians built a hermitage on this location at first, and later the present church in the 17th century.

Gallery

• "A BARCA" Santuario - Muxía- A Coruña.jpg

  Towers

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  Gate

• Escaleiras no Santuario da Virxe da Barca, Muxía, Galiza.jpg

  Stairwells

• Retablo (desaparecido) del santuario de la Virgen de la Barca (Mugía, La Coruña).jpg

  Interior, before fire

• Santuario da Virxe da Barca, Muxía.jpg

  The sanctuary is near to the sea

See also

• List of destroyed heritage

External links

• El Santuario de la Virgen de la Barca
• Image of interior, after fire