Castille & León
GREEN MEN OF ASTORGA 2
Nearby places: Ponferrada, Sasamon, Burgos

 


ASTORGA CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
Once again proof of the fact how complex the relationships can be between the Church and the pre-christian Tradition. Surely, they are locally influenced. One bishop who sympathisizes with the Green Man LINK: Lugo is enough to dominate the situation. Certainly, this has been the case in Astorga. Could you ever think (dream) that the School of the Cathedral - Center of Catholic Education - would be decorated this way - with Green Men?

How beautiful they are! They must have been carved with a lot of love.....

The heraldy of a local aristocrat is decorated with a Green Man

Walking around the church (although restauration works were going on) I also saw this robust Green Man. After that another surprise i.e. the opposite: a gentle Green Man....(under/left)

 

 

In the church beautiful masks as well.....

Ein "Grüner Engel"

The Madonna as the Center of the Universe

Not too bad images of Barock baby Green Men....

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