Twice a year, in the cathedral PoolThere is a “miracle of light.” That is, the sun’s rays are stolen, 33 days before and after the summer solsticeIn general, aligning the gate, stained glass and fencing, affecting two elements of the greatest symbolic load: the ark, where the remains of San Yuliana, the patron saint of Kuenka and the picture of the resurrection of Christ.
The aforementioned cathedral is the only one for the legends that feed it, such as the salvation of all who enters it on the day of the final trial, as well as from its architectural diversity and crucible art movements. Today, Mysteries continues to hide in his chest. Or miracles. Like the one that occurs only twice in a whole year.
In particular, when we talk about before and after the summer solstice, we refer to the dates that move away from From 19 to 22 May to 25 July to 28The field and only in those days and for a certain time the sun reaches its maximum decrease, and within a few days the maximum height of the star king does not differ. This makes their rays penetrate the cathedral and aligned with Gotry and stained glass and okula, located in transparent, focusing their light at certain points, points that do not receive light in trivial form, but have a strong symbolic and biblical load.
The light should completely fall on the main altar of the cathedral, but between them there are a neoclassical transparent, located in the 18th century. That is why the rays fall on the ark, where the remains of the City City, San Yulian, are located in the same transparent after the main altar. In addition, the light of side stained glass windows will stop with a linear beam in the picture of the Resurrection of Christ, acquiring an important symbolic meaning.
Teacher and researcher Jose Maria Rodriguez This was the one who called his study “Mantle of Light”, where he announced this phenomenon, guaranteeing that approximately the days when “the sun reaches its maximum decline. In addition, the light of side stained glass windows will stop with a linear bundle over the picture of Christ, acquiring an important symbolic meaning. Light saves us from darkness, even if only during the limited space of time”
Architectural miracle
The so -called “theology of Light” has its origin in the twelfth centuriesThe current thinking that studies the use of light for symbolic biblical goals and identifies beauty and luminosity. The Mancheg Cathedral is a gift of a historical past, architectural miracle, artistic, historical and cultural direction, which allows the city to return to the past and recall its greatness.
This is the main temple of the city PoolThe field inspired his construction wife Alfonso VIII, Leonor de Planeteenet and is considered together with Avila, the first Gothic cathedral in the whole of Castile. The work began in 1196 and were completed in 1257, although, like most religious buildings, over time they suffered transformation. Rodrigo de Luz Lamarka, doctor of architecture, is one of those who, for example, protects that the main temple of the city was the cradle of Castilian Gothic and developed for the care of St. Grail. And this was built on the Pale -Christmas Church attributed to the Apostle Santiago.
A curious thing, and what distinguishes the pool of other cathedrals is Representation of animals which are present in their Gothic arcades of the late fifteenth century. We are talking about Armadillo, air fish and sea turtle. Cuenca also has a series of signals that lead to the idea that The Grail was for some time in the city. Like the twelve triforio and twelve angels that correspond to an apocalyptic promise, where one of these angels smiles and has glass in his chest, while the rest are serious, and with a book in his hand, so he believes that one of the messages about the hidden Grail is hidden there.
