Rose Window / Ventana de Rosa

Rose Window / Ventana de Rosa (HMMRE)

Location: San Antonio, TX 78214 Bexar County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 21.73', W 98° 28.789'

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No one knows why this intricate carving is now called "the Rose Window." Possibly dedicated to Saint Rose, its baroque beauty is entangled in many San Antonio legends that whisper of its mystery.

The artistry lavished on the church wall facing you hints that it served as a portal to important events. Perhaps once a year, on the feast day of Saint Rose, a priest displayed the Eucharist to the congregation gathered outside. Church records, however, are silent as to both whose hands created the famed window and why.

Early last century, a legend appeared linking a Spaniard, Pedro Huizar, to the Rose Window. His fianc?e, Rosa, had perished while sailing from Spain to join him. Legend says that Huizar carved this masterpiece in her memory, and that Rosa's spirit visited him here on the day he finished the work.

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Nadie sabe por qu? este tallado tan lujo se llama "la Ventana de Rosa." Posiblemente dedicada a Santa Rosa, su belleza barroca se enreda en unas leyendas de San Antonio que hablan de sus misterios.

La artensania elaborada en la pared de la iglesia enfrente de ustedes sugiere que la ventana sirvi? como una portada de gran eventos. Tal vez, una vez al a?o durante la fiesta de Santa Rosa, un sacerdote mostrara la Eucarist?a a la congregaci?n reunida afuera. Sin embargo, los registros de la iglesia no mencionan nada sobre cuales fueron las manos que construyeron la ventana famosa ni el porqu?.

A los principios del ?ltimo siglo, surg?o una leyenda que vincul? un espa?ol, Pedro Huizar, con la Ventana de Rosa. Su novia, Rosia, falleci? en alta mar durante su viaje de Espa?a para reunirse con el. Cuenta la leyenda que Huizar tall? esta obra maestra como recuerdo de ella, y que el esp?ritu de Rosa le visit? aqu? en el d?a en que la termin
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Placed ByNational Park Service, Southwestern Bell Foundation, Los Compadres, and Southwest Parks & Monuments Association
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 7:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 550488 N 3248224
Decimal Degrees29.36216667, -98.47981667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 21.73', W 98° 28.789'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 21' 43.80" N, 98° 28' 47.34" W
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Area Code(s)210
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701 E Pyron Ave, San Antonio TX 78214, US
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