[Illustration: WINDOW IN THE CHURCH OF SANTIAGO AT RIBADAVIA, ORENSE] a Gothic crown, and a damask tunic covers the body to the knees. Another treasure of this Cathedral is the beautiful wood-carving of the choir, which was long believed to be the work of Francisco Moure, a native of Orense, who is known to have executed the fine carving of the altar in the Jesuit monastery of Monforte and the choir at Logo. But just before my arrival at Orense a local archæologist, Señor Eugenio Alvarez, discovered in the archives of the Cathedral a document proving that the choir at Orense was the work of a foreigner--an Italian named Juan de Angeles--in the sixteenth century. I heard from a reliable source that there were some exquisite specimens of enamel work in the treasury, but did not have an opportunity of inspecting them. It is very rarely that they are shown to visitors. In a cupboard lined with velvet in the sacristy is preserved a beautiful crucifix of silver filigree work. The hair and clothes of the Christ are of gold. Sad to say, a native of Orense, who made a fortune in South America, has recently spent a hundred and twenty-five thousand pesetas in having this beautiful work spoiled, _i.e._, modernised and decked out with coloured stones; its original date is unknown, but it is thought to be the work of the silversmiths of Santiago. The reredos on the chief altar is also worth inspection, it is thought to be the work of a Fleming; each niche containing a statue is decorated with golden lace. It is the only reredos of its kind in Spain. Every statue in it is said to be worth ten thousand (Spanish) dollars.