Glosary

Goddess Fortuna

Effort: Action of exerting a lot of strength with the mind or body to achieve something.
Hope: Confidence that what we desire will happen.

Roman spa

Thermal waters: Water that is warmer because it comes from deeper areas of the earth.
Hispania: The Roman name for Spain.

Spa building

Arches: Form of a half circle supported by two columns. Arches are used to support the roof of a building or just for decoration.
Tripartite: That is divided into three parts.
Nymphaeum: Small religious building built in honor of the nymphs, goddesses of water in the Roman religion.
Deposit: Place where many types of things such as water, food or tools are kept.

Annexed facilities

Black Cave

Inscription: Engraving on metal, stone or other resistant material.
Deteriorated: Not well cared for.

Hermitage of Saint Roch

Hermitage: Small chapel built in some sparsely populated place.
Chapel: Small church or part of a church that has its own altar.
Carta Puebla (Town Charter): Charter of the Middle and Modern Ages that gave advantages to a group of people to organize a city in Spain.

Sculpture of Saint Roch

Anonymous: That the author of a work is not known.
Devotion: Happiness and love towards religious figures such as Jesus Christ or the Virgin.

Obelisk

Quarry: Site from which stone is extracted to construct works such as buildings or walls.
Municipality: Small territorial division where people live and governed by a town council.
Carta Puebla (Town Charter): Charter of the Middle Ages and Modern Age that gives advantages to a group of people to organize a town.

Fountain of the Church of Saint Roch

Deteriorated: Not well cared for.
Restore: Action that repairs a work of art or building.

Parish Church of Purísima Concepción (Immaculate Conception)

Baroque style: 17th century art style. Baroque works have many ornaments and are very ornate.
Basilica: Very important building used by the Greeks and Romans for many things. For example: as a marketplace, for meeting or praying.
Pechina: space between the wall and the roof of a church.
Ostensory: golden-colored vessel used during mass. It symbolically holds the body of Jesus Christ.
Conserved: That which is cared for.

High Altarpiece

Altar: Rectangular table where the priest celebrates mass.
Altarpiece: Set of figures representing a story or religious event.
Anonymous: That the author of a work is not known.

Bell Tower

Baroque style: 17th century art style. Baroque works have many ornaments and are very ornate.
Restoration: Action that repairs a work of art or building.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

Patron: Saint, Saint or Virgin protector of a place.
Sculptor: Person who makes sculpture.
Deteriorated: Not well cared for.
Restoration: Action that repairs a work of art or building.

Covent House

Modernist style: Art style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernist works were inspired by nature.
Brotherhood: Organization of a group of people who believe in the Christian religion.
Trousseau: Objects that are normally used and are in a house, such as clothing or bed linens.

Town Hall

Modernist style: Art style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernist works were inspired by nature.
Conserved: That it is cared for.
Bien de Interés Cultural: Title given to important cultural heritage in Spain. For example: ancient buildings or remains. It is translated Cultural Interest Asset.

Hermitage of San Antón

Ermita: Small chapel built in a place with few neighbours.
Throne: Place or site where a saint is placed.
Jura de Bandera: Act of promise and respect to the flag of a country.
Procession: Religious festivity in which many people go from one place to another with a saint.