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Anales (Asociación Física Argentina)
versión impresa ISSN 0327-358Xversión On-line ISSN 1850-1168
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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.