Descent sculpture, Monestir Sant Joan de les Abadesses
Descent from the Cross, 1250, polychrome wood, Romanesque sculptural group, on the altar in the apse of the church, at the Monestir Sant Joan de les Abadesses, in San Juan de las Abadesas, Ripolles, Catalonia, Spain. The sculpture is also known as Holy Mystery, as in 1426 relics were found hidden in a secret reliquary in the head of Christ. The monastery was founded in 885 by Guifre el Pilos, or count Wilfred the Hairy, originally as a female monastery, for his daughter Emma. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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1250 Abadesas Abadesses Apse Cataluna Crucifixion Deposition Descent Gerona Girona Guifre Hairy Misterio Monestir Pilos Polychrome Relic Reliquary Ripoll Ripolles Sant Velloso Wilfred Wilfredo
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