Catedral Da Guarda
The Cathedral of Guarda ( pt, Catedral da Guarda, Sé da Guarda) is a Catholic church located in the northeastern city of Guarda, Portugal, Guarda, Portugal. Its construction took from 1390 until the mid 16th century, combining Gothic architecture, Gothic and Manueline architectural styles. History The History of Guarda Cathedral begins in 1199, when Sancho I of Portugal, King Sancho I obtained permission from the Pope to transfer the seat of the bishopric from nearby ''Egitania'' (Idanha-a-Velha) to Guarda. The first cathedral building, in Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style, was soon substituted by another church built in the site occupied today by the Misericórdia Church in Guarda. This second cathedral, of modest proportions and built in the 13th century, was demolished in the second half of the 14th century when the city walls of Guarda were reinforced by Ferdinand I of Portugal, King Ferdinand I during the wars with Crown of Castile, Castile. The third and definitive G ...
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