Saint Mary of Eunate
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Saint Mary of Eunate
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Saint Mary of Eunate, Spain.
The Church of Saint Mary of Eunate is a 12th-century Romanesque hermitage in Navarre, Spain, on the Way of Saint James. Its origins are a mistery. Its octagonal plan and the fact that it is not located in a present-day village or town but in the countryside contribute to its enigmatic nature.
Due to its octagonal plan, the first theories stated that Eunate was a Templar church, related to other central plan churches like the Templar convent of Tomar, the Temple Church of London or the Holy Sepulchre of Pisa, all of them inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. This alleged Templar origin and the aura of mystery that surrounds the church have contributed to esoteric interpretations.
The name "eunate" comes from the Basque for "a hundred gates" and refers to the
arches that surround this little and ancient hermitage.
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May 31st, 2023
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