AVILA

Dedicated to San Salvador.
First bishop (legendary?), San Segundo, in Ist century.
See destroyed during Arab invasion.
First bishop after Reconquest, Jeronimo in XIth century.
Date of foundation and erection unknown.
Legendary foundation, 1091; finished in 1105 (?).
Late XIIth century Spanish Gothic fortress church.
Apse XIIth century; transept XIVth century.
Western front XVth century; tower late XIVth century.
Width of transept and of nave, 30 feet.
Width of aisles, 25 feet.
Chief attractions: Exterior of apse, nave and transept with rose windows, tomb of Bishop Tostada.