Stock Photo - The Basilica of San Isidoro is a church in León, located on the site of an ancient Roman temple Its Christian roots can be traced back to the early 10th century when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the grounds In 1063 the basilica was rededicated to Saint Isidore of Seville Isidore was archbishop of Seville, and the most celebrated academic and theologian of Visigothic Spain in the period preceding the Arab invasions With the agreement of Abou Amr Abbad al-Motadid, the Muslim ruler of Seville, Isidore´s relics were brought to Leon where they could be interred on Christian soil The tomb of the saint still draws many visitors today An equestrian statue of Saint Isidore is visible, along with many other sculptures, high on the facade