“For bells are the voice of the church; they have tones that touch and search the hearts of young and old.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Bell Tower
At the beginning of this year, in the days prior to the 167th Visit of the image of the Divina Pastora (Divine Shepherdess) to the city of Barquisimeto, which took place on January 14 as has been traditional since 1856; I was touring the town of Santa Rosa and its basilica, home of this Marian devotion of Andalusian origin dating back to the 18th century.
The first records of this temple date back to 1640 when Capuchin monks from Spain erected the building that would later be destroyed by the earthquake of 1812 that affected the region and much of western Venezuela.
The current structure has a classic architectural style and has a bell tower to the left of its front facade, which I share in this pair of images I took that day.
As I have described in previous posts, I process the original photographs using the editing tools offered in their free versions by the applications Picsart and Snapseed.
A principios de este año, en los días previos a la Visita 167 de la imagen de la Divina Pastora a la ciudad de Barquisimeto, la cual se realizó el 14 de Enero como ha sido tradicional desde 1856; estuve recorriendo el pueblo de Santa Rosa y su basílica, hogar de esta advocación mariana de origen andaluz que data del Siglo XVIII.
Los primeros registros de este templo, se remontan a 1640 cuando monjes capuchinos procedentes de España, levantaron la edificación que sería posteriormente destruida por el terremoto de 1812 que afectó la región y gran parte del occidente venezolano.
La estructura actual cuenta con un estilo arquitectónico clásico y posee un campanario a la izquierda de su fachada frontal, el cual comparto en este par de imágenes que tomé aquel día.
Como he descrito en posts anteriores, las fotografías originales las proceso haciendo uso de las herramientas de edición que ofrecen en sus versiones gratuitas las aplicaciones Picsart y Snapseed.
All the Photos are of my Authorship, as well as the Edition of the same ones.
This is my entry for the PhotoFeed Black & White Photography Contest. This is an initiative of @photofeed
| Camera: | Samsung Galaxy A12 |
| Photo Editor: | Picsart / Snapseed |
| Location: | Santa Rosa, Lara, Venezuela |
| Date: | 06-01-2025 |
