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List Of Cathedrals In Portugal
This is the list of cathedrals in Portugal sorted by denomination. Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Portugal: * Angra do Heroismo Cathedral/Church of the Blessed Saviour ( pt, Sé de Angra do Heroísmo/Catedral do Santíssimo Salvador) * Aveiro Cathedral/Church of Saint Dominic or Church of Our Lady of Mercy( pt, Sé de Aveiro/Catedral de Aveiro/Igreja de São Domingos ou de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia) * Beja Cathedral/Church of Saint James the Great ( pt, Sé de Beja/Catedral de Beja) * Braga Cathedral/Cathedral of Saint Mary ( pt, Sé de Braga/Cathedral de Santa Maria) * Bragança Cathedral/ Church of Our Lady Queen ( pt, Igreja Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha) ** Co-Cathedral of Miranda do Douro/Church of Saint Mary the Great ( pt, Sé de Miranda/Igreja Matriz de Miranda/Igreja de Santa Maria Maior) * Coimbra New Cathedral/Church of the Society of Jesus ( pt, Igreja do Colégio de Jesus/Igreja das Onze Mil Virgens/Sé Nova de Coimbra/M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedrals
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.New Standard Encyclopedia, 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Assumption Cathedral, Lamego
The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral ( pt, Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção) also called Lamego Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that was founded in 1129. It is located in the city of Portuguese city of Lamego The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the diocese of Lamego (''Dioecesis Lamacensis'' or ''Diocese de Lamego'') that was created about 570. It is a cathedral built in Gothic style, which preserves the bell tower original square, but the rest of the architecture reflects the changes made in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, including a Renaissance cloister with a dozen arches and well proportioned. See also *Roman Catholicism in Portugal *Our Lady of the Assumption References {{DEFAULTSORT:Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Church Lamego Lamego (; cel-x-proto, Lamecum) is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of the Douro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Assumption Cathedral, Elvas
The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral ( pt, Sé Catedral Nossa Senhora d’Assunção; Antiga Sé de Elvas) also called Old Cathedral of Elvas is a religious building of the Catholic Church in the Republic Square, in the parish of the Assumption in the city of Elvas, in the district of Portalegre in Portugal. Inserted in the context of the War of Restoration, the old Cathedral of Elvas was used as a place of prayer for good return of thousands of soldiers who participated in the war. In 2014, the old cathedral of Elvas was part of a new project of the Ministry of National Defense, created with the support of agency ''Turismo de Portugal'', called military tourism, which aims to revitalize ancient historical points of Portugal, by creating thematic itineraries based on the stories of Portuguese heroes. See also *Roman Catholicism in Portugal References {{DEFAULTSORT:Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Elvas Buildings and structures in Elvas Elvas Elvas () is a Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Cathedral Of Coimbra
The Old Cathedral of Coimbra ( pt, Sé Velha de Coimbra) is a Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Roman Catholic building in Portugal. Construction of the Sé Velha began some time after the Battle of Ourique (1139), when Prince Afonso Henriques declared himself King of Portugal and chose Coimbra as capital. The first Count of Coimbra, the Mozarab Sisnando Davides, is buried in the cathedral. History Coimbra (the Roman Empire, Roman city of ''Aeminium'') has been the seat of a Diocese, bishopric since the 5th century, after neighbouring Conimbriga was invaded and partially destroyed by the invading Sueves in 468. Almost nothing is known of the cathedrals that preceded the Sé Velha in Coimbra. In 1139, after the Battle of Ourique, Afonso I of Portugal, King Afonso Henriques decided to finance the building of a new cathedral, given the bad shape of its predecessor. The definitive impulse to the project was given by Bishop Miguel Pais Salomão, Miguel Salomão, who helped pay for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bragança Municipality
Bragança may refer to: People *Jaime Celestino Dias Bragança, a Portuguese footballer Politics and History *House of Bragança - A Portuguese Royal House *Duke of Bragança - A Portuguese noble, and later royal, title Places Brazil * Bragança, Pará, a municipality in the State of Pará * Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, a municipality in the State of São Paulo Portugal * Bragança, Portugal, a city and municipality in the north-eastern district of Bragança * Bragança District Bragança District ( pt, Distrito de Bragança ; mwl, Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain ( Castile and Leon and Galicia), covering 7.4% of the nation's continental l ..., a historical district in the Norte region of Portugal Sports * G.D. Bragança, association football club based in Bragança Municipality See also * Braganza (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Braganca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Catedral may refer to: * Catedral (Buenos Aires Underground), a station * Catedral (district), a district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica * Cerro Catedral, a mountain and ski resort in Argentina * Cerro Catedral (Uruguay), the highest peak in Uruguay See also * Cathedral (other) A cathedral is a Christian church which contains the seat of a bishop. Cathedral or The Cathedral may also refer to: Geography * Cathedral, Colorado * Cathedral Cavern (other), the name for several natural and industrial structures * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viseu Cathedral
Viseu Cathedral is the Catholic bishopric seat of the city of Viseu, in Portugal. The church started being built in the 12th century and is the most important historical monument of the town. It is currently a mix of architectural styles, specially from the Manueline, Renaissance and Mannerist periods. The cathedral is located on a large and harmonious square, beside the old Bishop's Palace (now the Grão Vasco Museum) and in front of the Misericórdia Church of Viseu. History Archaeological surveys have indicated that the site of Viseu Cathedral was occupied by an Early Christian basilica built during the times of Sueve domination (5th-6th centuries). Christian life in the city was disturbed in the 8th century with the arrival of Moorish invaders, who dominated Viseu until Ferdinand I of León reconquered it in 1058. The bishopric seat was reestablished in the mid-12th century, when the current cathedral building started being erected, but little remains from this early Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of Vila Real
200px The Cathedral of Vila Real ( pt, Sé de Vila Real), also known as the Church of St. Dominic ( pt, Igreja de São Domingos) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vila Real, Portugal. It is the seat of the Diocese of Vila Real. Dominican friars from Guimaraes built it as a convent in 1424; it is an example of Gothic architecture. Since 19 February 1926, it has been classified as a National Monument. References Vila Real Vila Real () is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the North region. It is also the seat of the Douro intermunicipal community and of the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro historical province. The Vila Real municipality covers ... National monuments in Vila Real District Gothic architecture in Portugal 1424 establishments in Europe Buildings and structures in Vila Real District Buildings and structures in Vila Real 15th-century establishments in Portugal {{Portugal-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal
The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral ( pt, Sé Catedral de Santa Maria da Graça) also called Setúbal Cathedral is the name given to a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church that works as the Cathedral of Setúbal, a city in Portugal. It is located in the heart of the primitive medieval town of Setúbal, around which the most important medieval district of the city as well as the religious and administrative center developed. Founded in the thirteenth century, the current building is a reconstruction of the High Renaissance with a Mannerist facade. Inside are frescoed columns and tiles of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. On a side street is the Gothic porch of an old house, the Hospital João Palmeiro. See also *Roman Catholicism in Portugal , native_name_lang = pt , image = Lisboa_May_2013-1.jpg , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Saint Mary Major, the seat of the Cardinal-Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of The Assumption Cathedral, Santarém
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ( pt, Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceição; Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Colégio dos Jesuítas) also called Santarém Cathedral formerly known as Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, is located in the historic centre of Santarém, more precisely in the parish of São Salvador in Portugal. History This Jesuit church, dating from the seventeenth century, was erected on the site of the royal palace of the Alcazaba Nova, abandoned since the time of King John II. Later, with the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal by order of the Marquis of Pombal, the building became host to the Patriarchal Seminary after being donated by D. Maria I for this purpose, and it remained in that use until the twentieth century. When the Diocese of Santarém was created, in 1975, the church was elevated to the status of cathedral. The Diocesan Museum of Santarém is located in the Episcopal Palace, part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Cathedral
The Porto Cathedral ( pt, Sé do Porto) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque architecture, Romanesque monuments. Overview Unlike what's often written, the current Cathedral of Porto was not built under the patronage of Bishop Hugo since the pre-Romanesque church is still mentioned in the ''De expugnatione Lyxbonensi, De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi'' as still extant in 1147. This means the present building was only started in the second half of the century and it would be constantly under works well until the 16th century (without counting later Baroque and 20th century interventions), but there is evidence that the city has been a bishopric seat since the Suevi domination in the 5th-6th centuries. The cathedral is flanked by two square towers, each supported with two buttresses and crowned with a cupola. The façade lacks decoration and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of Castelo Branco
The (Co-)Cathedral of Castelo Branco or Church of Saint Michael (archangel) ( pt, Sé de Castelo Branco, Igreja de São Miguel) is a Roman Catholic Latin Co-cathedral and former cathedral in Castelo Branco, Portugal. It is the second official seat of the Catholic Diocese of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, as the bishopric's two-part title suggests, ranking after the Cathedral of Portalegre. History Much of the cathedral was built in the style of the Renaissance, in the 17th century. It lost its status as a cathedral in 1881 when the Diocese of Castelo Branco (founded 1771) was absorbed by the then Diocese of Portalegre (which also adopted its title). It was restored as co-cathedral in 1956. Since 12 September 1978, it is protected as one of the National monuments of Portugal The national monuments of Portugal ( pt, Monumentos Nacionais) were constructed throughout the Portuguese territory, and date back to the period of pre-historic settlement of occupation. Subsequently, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
