Vall de Nuria in the Spanish Pyrenees, Sanctuary Then and Now

Vall de Nuria church is home to the icon of the Virgin de Nuria

While history may not specifically record the presence of Saint Giles in the Spanish Pyrenees, Catalans insist he made his way into Vall de Nuria, just over the present day border with France. A christian Abbot born in the middle of the seventh century, Giles left his native Athens in search of a monastic life … Read more