Ávila - Basílica de San Vicente 
San Vicente, Ávila's most important church after the cathedral, stands just outside the Puerta de San Vicente, on the spot where San Vicente and his sisters Sabina and Cristeta are believed to have been martyred in A.D. 300. Begun in the early 12th century (the apses, transepts and part of the nave were apparently built by 1109), it was not completed until the 14th, and the towers were left unfinished.
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On the south side of the church is a portico added in the 14th century which is said to have been a place of judgment. The south doorway, which dates from the earliest building period, has a very fine Romanesque Annunciation.
Things to See
San Vicente - Interior
The interior of San Vicente, with an aisled nave, is dominated by the saints' magnificent shrine under the crossing. The late 12th century shrine, under a 16th Century canopy, is decorated with reliefs of outstanding quality. On the ends are Christ Pantokrator and the Adoration of the Kings; on the front are seven panels relating the story of San Vicente and his sisters. In the crypt of the church is the rock on which the saints are said to have been martyred. The crypt also contains several figures of the Virgin, the most notable of which is the Romanesque Virgen de la Soterraña.
San Vicente - West Doorway 
The west doorway, with a porch, has one of the finest groups of Romanesque sculpture, with column figures of Apostles and, on the central column, Christ with two other Apostles.
