Virxe da Barca sanctuary

The Virxe da Barca sanctuary is a church located in Muxía, Spain.

It was destroyed by a fire that was started by lightning on 25 December 2013.

[1] The sanctuary was originally a pre-Christian Celtic shrine and sacred spot.

This part of Spain was resistant to conversion to Christianity, and was only converted in the 12th century.

The Christians built a hermitage on this location at first, and later the present church in the 17th century.