The botafumeiro ritual in Galician cathedrals explained
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- Опубликовано: 26 мар 2018
- The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible found in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. The Botafumeiro is suspended from a pulley mechanism in the dome on the roof of the church. The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is one of the largest censers in the world, weighing 80 kg and measuring 1.60 m in height.
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You forget to mention that when the botafumeiro came off the rope and went through the window, it destroyed an almond tree in the court yard of the church. I've seen the botafumeiro twice. You have to see it in person to really appreciate it. When I was there it cost about $200.00 U.S. dollars to have them swing the thing. Tourists from the cruise ships would come in and see it if they donated the money to have it done. It is an absolutely beautiful cathedral. You HAVE to go and see the tomb of St. James. I went when they first opened the church. That way I was able to get my photos of the reliquary that held St. James' remains. You know, I can't remember if I was there in the 80's or 90's. Would sure love to go back and visit again.
The “botafumeiro” (which means "censer" in Galician) is a large liturgical vessel that hangs from the dome of the Cathedral of Santiago and that spreads incense throughout the temple moving from one side to another thanks to a system of pulleys. The botafumeiro is operated by eight “tiraboleiros”, in charge of pushing it first and pulling the rope afterwards, in order to make the container full of incense and coal pick up speed. The tiraboleiros can move the botafumeiro so that it reaches up to 68 km / h, going up to a height of 21 meters, drawing an arch of 65 meters.
This great liturgical object weighs more than 60 kg and measures 1.60 m in height; the botafumeiro has a silver bath and is tied to the transept of the cathedral by a large rope 62 meters long and 5 cm in diameter (the current rope is made of a synthetic material). When swinging from one side of the cathedral to the other at high speed, the botafumeiro can reach a great force, which sometimes has meant detachments of the rope, leaving the object fired. There is evidence of three detachments of this object until today; in 1499, 1622 and 1937.
The function of the botafumeiro is to spread incense through the temple and in this way to perfume it to eliminate unpleasant odors. This tradition began in the eleventh century, with the rise of the Camino de Santiago, which attracted a large number of pilgrims to the cathedral just after finishing their trip, without having been able to wash or rest.
In ancient times the churches and cathedrals of the “Camiño” sheltered the pilgrims at night, so the bad smells were concentrated in the temples, so it was necessary to use incense to scare away the stench. The size of the botafumeiro of the Cathedral of Santiago obeys to the dimensions of the temple and the fact of being the end of the "Camiño", which concentrated many pilgrims who concluded their pilgrimage to Santiago.
Lovely. Wish i could be there
Danke für den letzten Teil dieses Botafumeiro / Hymno Santo Adalid mit dieser excellenten Sängerin. Ich meine die Klosterfrau Schwester Maria Jesus eine Baskin zu hören, eine wunderbare Stimme.
It has been used in Santiago de Compostela for years, it helps with the smells from the Pelegrínos of el Camino .
Great...until the applause at the end!
stpetric applause is complete disrespect. Incense is burned as an offering, a prayer. It’s not a broadway show !
but what if one day the censer could accidentaly hit the roof and damage the cathedral
That lady singing during the incencing is absolutely horrible. Every note is out of tune. and she cant stick to the rythm.
Dreadful singing. Why couldn't they just let the organ do its thing?
Because humans sing to praise God, an act that instruments cannot do.