Location Muxía Denomination Roman Catholic Founded 17th century | Country Spain Website website | |
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Functional status Destroyed by lightning, 25 December 2013 Similar Cape Finisterre, A Ferida, Cape Finisterre Lighthouse, Church of Santa María das, Faro Touriñan | ||
The Virxe da Barca sanctuary is a church located in Muxía, Spain. It was destroyed by a fire that was 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.
References
Virxe da Barca sanctuary Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA