Double horseshoe arch join the central nave to the main chapel. Exterior of Mozarabic church Santiago de Peñalba, from 10th century, Valle del Silenci

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Double horseshoe arch join the central nave to the main chapel. Exterior of Mozarabic church Santiago de Peñalba, from 10th century, Valle del Silencio. Peñalba de Santiago, Ponferrada, El Bierzo, Leon, Castilla y Leon. Spain. Its parish church is an excellent masterpiece of the Mozarabic art from the X century. Bishop of Astorga donated the hermitage to the community of San Pedro de Montes monastery.

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