Fresco, Church of Santa Maria, Sant Pere de Terrassa complex

Beheading of Thomas Becket, detail from Martyrdom of St Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170, fresco, 12th century, Romanesque, in the Church of Santa Maria or St Mary, built early 12th century, at the Sant Pere de Terrassa church complex, in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The complex consists of 2 churches (Sant Pere and Santa Maria) and a baptistery (Sant Miquel), built as the seat of the Egara diocese, founded c. 450 AD. The buildings were completed in the 11th and 12th centuries in Catalan Romanesque style on existing visigothic and early christian buildings. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1170 Apse Becket Beheading Canterbury Cataluna Conjunto Crosier Egara Eglises Ensemble Iglesia Martyrdom Monumental Niche Parc Pere Sant Tarrasa Terrassa Vallparadis

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