The Collegiate church and cloister of Santa Juliana (

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: ''Colegiata y Claustro de Santa Juliana'') is a

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located in

Santillana del Mar Santillana del Mar () is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year. There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is ''The Town of Three Lies'', since it is neither a ...

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. The church is dedicated to

Juliana of Nicomedia Saint Juliana of Nicomedia is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304. She was popular in the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands, as the patron saint of sickness. Historical background Both th ...

. It is notable as an example of

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Conservation

It has been part of a

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since 2015, when the

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(a serial site first designated in 1993) was expanded to take in more variants of the pilgrimage route. The sites included in the UNESCO designation are largely monuments, churches, or hospitals that provided services to pilgrims headed to Santiago de Compostela. It is also protected as a ''

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''; it was first given a

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in 1889.

Conservation

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