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The Cathedral through the narrow bylanes of Toledo town, Spain

97% of Spain today is Roman Catholic and the spiritual seat of Spain is in Toledo, where the Toledo cathedral stands. Cultural and religous tolerance had been a remarkable feature of medieval Spain. St Ferdinand, the 12th century king of Castile in central Spain, ruled over Christian, Arab and Jewish subjects and styled himself the "King of Three faiths". The success of the crusades to reconquer Spain from the Moors, ended this tolerance.
The Cathedral through the narrow bylanes of Toledo town, Spain
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