The famous Botafumeiro at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Information about the Botafumeiro: The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible found in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. The name “Botafumeiro“ means “smoke expeller“ in Galician. The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is one of the largest censers in the world, weighing 80 kg and measuring 1,60 m in height. The censer is pushed initially to start its motion. Eight red-robed so called tiraboleiros pull the ropes, producing increasingly large oscillations of the censer. The turible’s swings almost reach the c