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Seu Nova
The New Cathedral of Lleida (Catalan ''Catedral Nova de Lleida'') or Seu Nova is the seat of the Bishop of Lleida, located in Lleida, Catalonia. History The current cathedral replaced the earlier cathedral, La Seu Vella, Lleida located in the highest point in town, and for a time used as a garrison. The church was constructed in an early Neoclassical-style in using designs by Pedro Martín Cermeño and construction directed by Francisco Sabatini. The austere building was built with local gray stone, but with a coat of arms of the ruling House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis .... It has two large flanking bell towers, joined by a terrace with a balustrade. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Lleida
This is a list of bishops of Lleida. *Itxió 203 *Sant Filó 227 *Joan 230 *Pere 258 *Màrius Seli 259 *Sant Lleir 268–311 *Diperdió 313 *Amili 380 *Prudenci 400 *Atanasi 413 *Saguici 413 *Jacobo 419 *Seberí 460 *Fortunat 517 *Pere 519 *Andreu 540 *Februari 546 *Polibi 589 *Julià 592 *Ameli 599 *Gomarelo 614 *Fructuós 633 *Gandeleno 653 *Eusendo 683 *Esteve 714 *Sant Medard 788 *Jacobo 842 *Adulfo 887–922 *Atón 923–955 *Odisendo 955–975 *Aimerico 988–991 *Jacobo 996 *Aimerico II 1006–1015 *Borrell 1017–1019 *Arnulfo 1023–1067 *Salomó, osb 1068–1075 *Arnulfo II 1075–1076 *Pere Raimund Dalmaci 1076–1094 *Lupo 1094–1097 *Ponç, osb 1097–1104 *Sant Ramon II 1104–1126 *Esteve 1126 *Pere Guillem, osb 1126–1134 *Ramir, osb 1134 *Gaufrid, osb 1135–1143 *Guillem Pérez de Ravitats 1776 *Guillem Berenguer 1177–1190 *Gombau de Camporrells 1191–1205 *Berenguer de Eril 1205–1235 *Pere de Albalate 1236–1238 *Raimund de Siscar, oc 1238–1247 *Guill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as well as the largest city in the province. It had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous towns of Raimat and Sucs. Lleida is one of the oldest towns in Catalonia, with recorded settlements dating back to the Bronze Age period. Until the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, the area served as a settlement for an Iberian people, the Ilergetes. The town became a municipality, named Ilerda, under the reign of Augustus. It was ruled by the Moors from the 8th century, and reconquered in 1149. In 1297, the University of Lleida was founded, becoming the third oldest in the whole of Spain. During the following centuries, the town was damaged by several wars such as the Reapers' War in the 17th century and the Spanish Civil War in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas – Demographia, April 2018 Current day Catalonia comprises most of the medieval and early modern Principality o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verge Del Blau
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La Seu Vella, Lleida
The Cathedral of St. Mary of la Seu Vella (Catalan and Spanish: ''Catedral de Santa Maria de la Seu Vella'', English: ''St. Mary of the Old —Bishop— Seat'') is the former cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida, in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, located on top of Lleida hill. In 1707, the Gothic cathedral was turned into a military citadel by decision of King Philip V of Spain. The new cathedral, known as the Seu Nova (New See) and located downhill at Carrer Major, was consecrated in 1781.La Catedral nueva de Lleida Nevertheless, the Seu Vella is the defining monument of Lleida, the symbol of the city, being visible from its hilltop site anywhere in the city. History The site was previously occupied by a Palaeo-Christian and |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of ancient Rome and (much less) ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman architecture, followed, from about the start of the 19th century, by a second wave of Greek Revival architec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Martín Cermeño
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously *Pedro I of Portugal *Pedro II of Portugal *Pedro III of Portugal *Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal *Pedro II of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Sabatini
Francesco Sabatini (1721 – 19 February 1797), also known as Francisco Sabatini, was an Italian architect of the 18th century who worked in Spain. Biography Born in Palermo, he studied architecture in Rome. His first contacts with the Spanish monarchy was when he participated in the construction of the Palace of Caserta for the King of Naples and Duke of Parma and Tuscany, Charles VII, the future King Charles III of Spain. When he was raised to the Spanish throne, he called Sabatini to Madrid in 1760, where he was positioned above the most outstanding Spanish architects of the time. He was appointed as Great Master of Royal Works, with the rank of lieutenant colonel at the Engineers Corps, simultaneously designated also as an honorary academician of the Academia Real de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Sabatini's works are all encompassed within the neoclassical tradition, but he was not inspired fundamentally by ancient Greece and Rome, but by Italian Renaissance architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma. Spain and Luxembourg have monarchs of the House of Bourbon. The royal Bourbons originated in 1272, when the youngest son of King Louis IX married the heiress of the lordship of Bourbon. Anselme, Père. ‘'Histoire de la Maison Royale de France'’, tome 4. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 144–146, 151–153, 175, 178, 180, 185, 187–189, 191, 295–298, 318–319, 322–329. (French). The house continued for three centuries as a cadet branch, serving as nobles under the Direct Capetian and Valois kings. The senior line of the House of Bourbon became extinct in the male line in 1527 with the death of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon. This made the junior Bour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bishops Of Lleida
This is a list of bishops of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida, Lleida. *Itxió 203 *Sant Filó 227 *Joan 230 *Pere 258 *Màrius Seli 259 *Sant Lleir 268–311 *Diperdió 313 *Amili 380 *Prudenci 400 *Atanasi 413 *Saguici 413 *Jacobo 419 *Seberí 460 *Fortunat 517 *Pere 519 *Andreu 540 *Februari 546 *Polibi 589 *Julià 592 *Ameli 599 *Gomarelo 614 *Fructuós 633 *Gandeleno 653 *Eusendo 683 *Esteve 714 *Sant Medard 788 *Jacobo 842 *Adulfo 887–922 *Atón 923–955 *Odisendo 955–975 *Aimerico 988–991 *Jacobo 996 *Aimerico II 1006–1015 *Borrell 1017–1019 *Arnulfo 1023–1067 *Salomó, osb 1068–1075 *Arnulfo II 1075–1076 *Pere Raimund Dalmaci 1076–1094 *Lupo 1094–1097 *Ponç, osb 1097–1104 *Sant Ramon II 1104–1126 *Esteve 1126 *Pere Guillem, osb 1126–1134 *Ramir, osb 1134 *Gaufrid, osb 1135–1143 *Guillem Pérez de Ravitats 1776 *Guillem Berenguer 1177–1190 *Gombau de Camporrells 1191–1205 *Berenguer de Eril 1205–1235 *Pere de Albalate 1236–1238 *Raimun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Cathedrals In Catalonia
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