Liébana, Tierra de peregrinos

The Lignum Crucis
The Lignum Crucis (wooden cross) is a relic of Christianity referred to the tree supposedly used by the Romans to crucify Jesus of Nazareth. The Lignum Crucis are in Santo Toribo de Liébana. The monastery is one of the five places of Christianity that, together with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Caravaca de la Cruz, has the privilege of perpetual indulgences.
The monastery was founded prior to the 6th century. According to tradition, the monastery venerates that largest piece of the Lignum Crucis discovered in Jerusalem by Saint Helena of Constantinople. Brought from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher by Saint Turibius of Astorga, the left arm of the True Cross is kept on a gilded silver reliquary. The monastery was initially dedicated to St. Martin of Tours but its name was changed in the 12th century