Hanging Sanctuary
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Hanging Sanctuary
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Hanging Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary of Arantzazu is a Franciscan sanctuary located in the Basque Country, Spain. The shrine has been chosen as the most spiritual and ethnically meaningful place among the Basque people.
The temple hangs on a cliff in the mountains and is located in the site where the Virgin of Arantzazu was said to have appeared to a shepherd in 1468. Legend has it, the figure of the Virgin was in a thorn-bush, and his exclamation "Arantzan zu?!" (Thou, among the thorns?!) gave rise to the name of the place, and explains the thorny tower.
The sanctuary is also the starting point for many trekking routes so it brings together the spirituality of these people with their love for nature and their mountains.
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June 17th, 2015
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