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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Bilbao
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao ( la, Dioecesis Flaviobrigensis) is a diocese located in the city of Bilbao and Province of Biscay in Northern Spain. It is part of the Ecclesiastical province of Burgos. History * November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Bilbao from the dioceses of Vitoria and Santander. Territory The Diocese of Bilbao covers all the territory of Biscay, except the exclave of Orduña (between Alava and Burgos), and including the tiny enclave of Valle de Villaverde (Cantabria). The diocese is divided in seven territorial vicarages: # Encartaciones Bajas # Encartaciones Altas # Bilbao-Abando # Durango-Arratia # Gernikaldea # Bilbao-Begoña Bishops of Bilbao * Casimiro Morcillo González (13 May 1950 – 21 September 1955); transferred to Zaragoza * Pablo Gúrpide Beope (19 December 1955 – 18 November 1968), died in office *Antonio Añoveros Ataún (3 December 1971 – 25 September 1978), renounced *Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (16 February 1979 ...
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Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ...
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Valle De Villaverde
Valle de Villaverde (also, until 2005, Villaverde de Trucíos
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Begoña
Begoña or more puristically but also more rarely spelled ''Begoina'', meaning 'the lower foot' (of Mount Artxanda), is a historical municipality of Biscay ( Basque Country, Spain) which was incorporated into Bilbao in 1925. Originally it included all the uplands south and east of the medieval walled town, which now form the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and parts of the 5th urban districts of Bilbao. Nowadays the name is limited to the district including Santutxu, Bolueta and ''Begoña'' proper, a small residential neighbourhood between the Basilica of Begoña and the garden area of Etxebarria Park. A notable person with this given name is Begoña Gómez Martín, a Spanish Olympic judoka. Due to its association with a church dedicated to Our Lady of Begoña The cult of Our Lady of Begoña (''Nuestra Señora de Begoña, la Madre de Dios de Begoña'') celebrates an apparition of the Virgin Mary at the site of the Basilica of Begoña, in Bilbao, Spain. Affectionately called "Amatxu" (meaning "l ...
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Elorrio
Elorrio is a town and a municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the eastern part of the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, in northern Spain. , it has a population of 7,307 inhabitants. It covers an area of 37.20 square kilometers and it has a population density of 193.58 people per square kilometer. It holds the medieval title of Most Loyal and Noble Villa ( es, Muy Noble y Muy Leal Villa). Elorrio was founded in 1356 by the Infante Tello Alfonso, Lord of Aguilar de Campoo, Tello Alfonso of Castile, who was the 20th Lordship of Biscay, Lord of Biscay, near the elizate of Saint Agustín of Etxebarria ( eu, San Agustin Etxebarria; es, San Agustín de Echevarría). Historically, San Agustin Etxebarria was part of the medieval County of Durango, and Elorrio remains part of the Comarcas of the Basque Country, comarca (local region) of Durangaldea. In 1630, Elorrio annexed Saint Agustín of Etxebarria, which to ...
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País Vasco
The Basque Country (; eu, Euskadi ; es, País Vasco ), also called Basque Autonomous Community ( eu, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, links=no, EAE; es, Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, links=no, CAPV), is an autonomous community of Spain. It includes the provinces (and historical territories) of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa, located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering on the autonomous communities of Cantabria, Castile and León, La Rioja, and Navarre, and the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community is enshrined as a 'nationality' within the Spanish State in its 1979 statute of autonomy, pursuant to the administrative acquis laid out in the 1978 Spanish Constitution. The statute provides the legal framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932, became a full-fledged foral autonomous community in 1982. ...
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Lekeitio
Lekeitio (; es, Lequeitio) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northeast from Bilbao. The municipality has 7,307 inhabitants (2019) and is one of the most important fishing ports of the Basque coast. Tourism has an important role during the summer seasons, when the town is a resort with one beach called ''Isunza'' and the nearby ''Carraspio'' beach in the town of Mendexa. The most important monument is the church of ''Santa María'', a gothic basilica from the 15th century. Lekeitio is also the birthplace of Resurrección María de Azkue, one of the most important Basque scholars of the 19th century. Festivals San Pedroak The celebration of San Pedro takes place from 29 June, saints day, to 1 July. It begins with a mass in honor of the saint and a procession with his image. The mass is celebrated in the church of Santa Maria, and from there the procession starts to walk the streets of the town. ...
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Portal Of The Cathedral Of Bilbao
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Valladolid
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Vallisoletanus) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Valladolid"
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Ricardo Blázquez Pérez
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Luis María De Larrea Y Legarreta
Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta (19 April 1918 – 28 May 2009) was a Spanish Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of 91, he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church. Luis María de Larrea y Legarreta was born in Miravalles, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ..., and was ordained as a priest on 27 June 1943. He was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of León on 9 July 1971, and was ordained on 25 September 1971. On 16 February 1979 Legarreta was appointed to the Diocese of Bilbao, where he remained until his retirement on 8 September 1995. References External linksCatholic Hierarchy Bilboa DioceseLeon Diocese
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Antonio Añoveros Ataún
Antonio Añoveros Ataún (1909–1987) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest. He is known mostly as a protagonist of the so-called "Añoveros case", a 1974 episode which marked the gravest crisis in relations between Francoist Spain and the Church. Though during the Civil War he joined Carlists, he is recognized chiefly as one of the most liberal members of the Spanish hierarchy during the late Francoism; he is appreciated especially in the Basque realm. Family and youth Añoveros' paternal family originated from the Madrid province. His grandfather, Guillermo Añoveros Ribas (1817–1897), settled in Navarre due to his duties of Carabinero de la Hacienda Nacional, the Spanish customs service. Antonio's father, Julio Añoveros Monasterio (1867–1939), directed Tabacalera de Navarra, local section of the Spanish tobacco monopoly, and worked for the Pamplona city council as secretary of Junta de Beneficiencia de Navarra. Since 1928 he was elected Teniente de Alcalde and preside ...
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Pablo Gúrpide Beope
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