| The church of Santa Maria de Russis was built in Romanesque style around the year 1143. The church was converted in 1647, and changed the name to S. James, it became headquarters of the similar fraternity. The main facade was placed to the east. This is in Romanesque style, with a portal full of carved decorative motifs, such as the griffin and the lion emerge that dominate the two side columns that rest on two elephants. Above, the front is full of animal figures and caryatids. In the crypt of the church is the tomb of St. Nicholas the Pilgrim city's patron saint.
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