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Basilica of San Isidoro

11th–12th centuries · 11th century · Also known as Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro

The Basilica of San Isidoro is a Romanesque church in León, Spain, built to house the relics of Isidore of Seville, brought there in 1063, and consecrated in its rebuilt form in 1149. Its Pantheon of the Kings, the burial place of the Leonese royal family, preserves 12th-century wall paintings, including a calendar of the labours of the months, among the best-preserved Romanesque murals in Europe.

Basilica of San Isidoro
Image: José Luis Filpo Cabana · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Basilica of San Isidoro. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/basilica-of-san-isidoro
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