Resumen

DI PAOLO, A  y  GANGUI, A. Archaeoastronomical study of the historic churches of La Gomera. An. AFA [online]. 2018, vol.29, n.3, pp.62-68. ISSN 0327-358X.

In this paper  we  discuss  the importance  of studying  the orientation  of ancient  Christian  churches, as a complement  to the historical and cultural  research of the temples. We present  preliminary results of the analysis of the precise spatial  orientation  of 38 colonial  churches located  on the Canary Island of La Gomera (Spain). The sample suggests that, although  several churches have a canonical orientation  within the solar range, a large proportion  of them follow a pattern of orientations that is compatible with the steep orography of the island and, therefore, contrasts  with the prescriptions contained in the texts of the early Christian  writers.

Palabras clave : Church orientation; Christian religion; Astronomy.

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