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Welcome to Toledo |
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Santa Leocaida is one of the patrons of Toledo, a virgin martyr thought to have died on Dec. 9, 304 in the Diocletian persecution. |
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There is no doubt of the historical fact of her martyrdom, just a question if that was the exact date.
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Since very early times there was a church dedicated to Saint Leocadia at Toledo. |
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Although a young girl, Leocadia was seized and cruelly tortured in order to make her apostatize, but she remained steadfast in her faith. |
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She was sent back to prison, where she died from the effects of the torture. Thus she is represented with a tower, to signify that she died in prison. |
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Convento Santo Domingo el Antiguo, a Dominican convent that is now largely converted to a museum. |
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The 16th-century Santo Domingo contains the earliest of El Greco's Toledo paintings. |
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El Greco arrived in Toledo July 1577 and by Sept. 1578 had completed nine paintings for Santo Domingo. |
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The Trinity, above the high altar. |
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The artist El Greco (1541-1614) is also buried here at Santo Domingo. |
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Iglesia de los Jesuitas (San Ildefonso) - the Jesuit church, dedicated to St. Ildephonsus, bishop of Toledo 657-667. |
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Toledo has been a traditional sword-making, steel-working center since about 500 BC. |
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A view of the Cathedral down a side-street. |
