Latin
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, ''Turiasonensis'') is a Roman Catholic bishopric located in north-eastern
Spain
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, i ...
, in the
provinces
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of
Zaragoza
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,
Soria
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,
Navarre
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and
La Rioja
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, forming part of the
autonomous communities
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Aragón
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Navarre
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and
La Rioja
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. The diocese forms part of the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Zaragoza
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, and is thus
suffragan
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to the
Archdiocese of Zaragoza
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History
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Tarazona" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Episcopal see
The city of
Tarazona
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is situated on a commanding point, surrounded by a beautiful open plain, through which the river
Queiles
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Tudela is a municipality in Spain, the second largest city of the autonomous community of Nava ...
flows.
Cathedral
The Church of the Magdalene was the ancient cathedral, but the
Moors
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, objecting to its prominent position, compelled them to use a church on the outskirts of the town. In the records left by Miguel this was variously called Santa Maria de la Hidria, de la Vega, or de la Huerta, on account of its position. It was endowed by Teresa Cajal, mother of
Pedro de Atarés
Pedro de Atarés ( in Borja – 21 February 1151) was a Spanish noble and member of the House of Aragón. He founded the Veruela Abbey, the oldest Cistercian monastery in Aragon.
Biography
Family
Pedro de Atarés was the son of García Sánch ...
and wife of García Sánchez, and was begun in 1152.
Architecturally, it is a combination of Byzantine and Gothic, with a high portico entrance and a high brick-trimmed tower. The centre nave with its pointed arches rises above the side aisles and merges into a spacious transept. In the windows Gothic gives place to
Plateresque
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, but in the side chapels dedicated to
St. Lawrence
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,
St. Andrew
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, the
Rosary
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Beheading of St. John the Baptist
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, the
Annunciation
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, St.
Elizabeth of Portugal
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St. James the Great
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, Gothic prevails in the
reredos
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and tombs.
Bishop Moncada attempted to rebuild the beautiful cloister which had been destroyed in the
War of the Two Peters
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, but as late as 1529 this had not been completed.
Other churches
Besides the Church of the Magdalene, the Church of St. Michael, with its simple Gothic nave, and that of the Conception nuns, are also notable.
The Church of St. Francis is said to have been founded by Saint
Francis of Assisi
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himself in 1214, and
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
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was consecrated archbishop of Toledo in the Chapel of La Piedad in 1495.
The ''episcopal palace'', the ancient Azuda, is built upon a commanding eminence and has a beautiful view. Bishop Pedro Pérez Calvillo purchased this from the Aragonese governor, Jordán Pérez de Urries, in 1386, and entailed it to the bishopric.
The diocesan seminary, dedicated to St. Gaudiosus, was founded in 1593 by Bishop Pedro Cerbuna. It has recently been extensively renovated.
Mention should be made of the monastery of Nuestra Señora de Veruela, a
Cistercian
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abbey founded by
Pedro de Atarés
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Family
Pedro de Atarés was the son of García Sánch ...
novitiate
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; also of the Church of Borja, ranking as a
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since the time of
Pope Nicholas V
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(1449), favoured and protected by
Pope Alexander VI
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; and of the ancient collegiate church of Calatayud, Santa Maria de Mediavilla, whose
prior
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Turiaso was one of the principal towns of the ancient Celtiberian province, and within the confines of the diocese are found many very ancient cities: Bilbilis (
Calatayud
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Ateca
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The River Jalón is joined by the River Piedra and the River Manubles at Ateca.
The ...
); Augustobriga (
Muro
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Italy
* Muro Leccese, a municipality of the Province ...
Cascante
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During the Roman period, Cascante was known as Cascantum.
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Verdejo
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).
Pliny the Elder
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numbers
Tarazona
Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona.
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among the principal cities of the Celtiberians, and its inhabitants had the privileges of citizenship. Its coat of arms bore the motto "Tubal-Cain built me and Hercules rebuilt me".
Nothing definite is known of the origin of Christianity in Tarazona. Owing to its proximity to
Saragossa
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it is supposed that it was visited at an early date by the disciples of
Saint James the Great
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, but until the 5th century there is no reliable mention of a
bishop
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of Tarazona.
Visigoth
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period (5th to 7th centuries)
The chronicler Idatius names Leo as bishop in 449; the chronological list of bishops gives St. Prudentius, but the history of this saint is uncertain. The Tarazona Breviary gives 390 as his date, but other sources place him as late as the 9th century. Idatius says that Leo was killed in an uprising led by a certain Basilius where the Bagandae took refuge in the cathedral, and in which a great number were killed.
St. Gaudiosus, a former monk of the Monastery of Asanense and a disciple of St. Victorian(us), was bishop in 530. He worked against the
Arians
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, and died in his native city, Escoron. His remains were translated to the Monastery of Asanense, and King
Sancho Ramirez
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had them removed to Montearagón.
St. Braulius, in his life of St. Emilianus, speaks of a Didymus, Bishop of Tarazona. A Bishop Stephen assisted at the
Third Council of Toledo
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(589) and at the
Second Council of Zaragoza
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In or about 380 a council of Spanish and Aquitanian bishops adopted at Saragossa eight canons bearing more ...
Fifth Council of Toledo
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(633 and 636); Antherius (683) sent a
deacon
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to represent him at the
Thirteenth Council of Toledo The Thirteenth Council of Toledo, called by Visigothic king Erwig, opened in Toledo, Spain, on 4 November 683. 77 bishops, 5 abbots, 3 church dignitaries, and 27 palatine functionaries participated.Fifteenth
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and
Seventeenth Council of Toledo
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(688 and 694). He seems to have been the last bishop of the Visigothic epoch.
Moorish period (early 8th century – 1119)
When the
Moors
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Moors are not a distinct or ...
took Tarazona they were able to hold it for a long time on account of its fortified position near the Sierra del Moncayo, between the
Douro
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and the
Ebro
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rivers. The names of its
Mozarabic
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bishops have not come down to us, although it is very probable there were such; on the other hand we know of the Mozarabic saints, St. Attilanus, Bishop of Zamora and St. Iñigo of Calatayud.
Aragon
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took possession of Tarazona in 1119, and named Miguel Cornel as bishop. King
Alfonso VII
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of Castile, in an effort to get possession of Tarazona, intruded a certain de Bujedo into the see; but de Bujedo repented shortly afterwards, restored the see to its rightful owner, Miguel, and retired to the Monastery of Valpuesta.
The Council of Burgos, which was convened in 1139, and was presided over by the legate Guido, took from the jurisdiction of Tarazona most of the towns of
Soria
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, but bestowed in its place the
Archdeaconry
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of
Calatayud
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.
Miguel Cornel was the real restorer of the see. He governed for thirty-three years (1118–1151), and established the
chapters
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of Tarazona, Calatayud, and Tudela, under the Rule of St. Augustine. In his time also were founded the Monasteries of
Fitero
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The Monastery of Fitero
Summary
The Monastery of Fitero ( es, italic=yes, Monasterio de Santa María la Real or ''Monasterio de Sa ...
and
Veruela
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.
Three bishops of the name of Frontin succeeded him: Juan (1173–1194); Garcia, who was present at the
battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
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(1212), and Garcia II, the counsellor of
James the Conqueror
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(''el Conquistador''). In a species of national council held at Tarazona, the marriage of
James
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* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
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* King James (disambiguat ...
to Leonor of Castile was declared null on account of the relationship existing between them. The
Franciscans
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,
Mercedarians
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Trinitarians
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, and the
Cistercian
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and Poor Clare nuns were established in the diocese at this time.
Miguel Jiménez de Urrea, bishop from 1309 to 1316, was protected by king James II of
Aragon
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Aragon
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and
Pedro the Cruel
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of Castile took place. Tarazona was laid waste and its cathedral desecrated by the Castilians. The episcopal palace was burned, and la Zuda, sometimes also called Alcázar de Hércules, the palace of the Arab governors, was taken to replace it.
Bishops of Tarazona
* ca. 449 : : Leo — (Mentioned in 449)
* ca. 516 : : Paul — (Mentioned in 516)
* 527–541 : St. Gaudiosus
* ca. 560 : : Didymus — (Mentioned in 560)
* 572–580 : St. Prudentius
* 589–592 : Stephen
* ca. 610 : : Floridius — (Mentioned in 610)
* ca. 635 : : Elpidius — (Mentioned between 633 and 638)
* ca. 683 : : Antherius — (Mentioned in 683)
* ca. 690 : : Nepotianus — (Mentioned between 688 and 693)
8th to 11th centuries: ''Under
Moorish
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Francisco Clemente Pérez Capera
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Nicknames
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Sixtus IV
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Francesco II Gonzaga
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Francesco was born in Mantua, the son of Marquess Federico I Gonzaga.
Francesco had a career as a condottiero act ...
,
Marquis of Mantua
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University of Zaragoza
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* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The website is not officially sanctioned by the Church. It is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in ...
''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 19, 2016
# 1656–1659 : Pedro Manero
# 1660–1664 :
Diego Escolano y Ledesma
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''.
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Inquisitor General
Grand Inquisitor ( la, Inquisitor Generalis, literally ''Inquisitor General'' or ''General Inquisitor'') was the lead official of the Inquisition. The title usually refers to the chief inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, even after the reunif ...
Juan Soldevilla y Romero
Juan Soldevilla y Romero (29 October 1843 – 4 June 1923) was a Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza from 1901 until his death, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1919.
Biography
Juan Solde ...
Victorio Oliver Domingo
Victorio (Bidu-ya, Beduiat; ca. 1825–October 14, 1880) was a warrior and chief of the Warm Springs band of the Tchihendeh (or Chihenne, often called Mimbreño) division of the central Apaches in what is now the American states of Texas, New ...
Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa
Joaquín or Joaquin is a male given name, the Spanish version of Joachim.
Given name
* Joaquín (footballer, born 1956), Spanish football midfielder
* Joaquín (footballer, born 1981), Spanish football winger
* Joaquín (footballer, born 1982) ...
List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Spain
The diocesan system of the Catholic church government in Spain consists mainly of a nearly entirely Latin hierarchy of 70 territorial (arch)dioceses :
* fourteen ecclesiastical provinces, each headed by a metropolitan archbishop (one of which, Tol ...
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References
Sources and references
* 1912 Tarazona ?fully
* IBERCRONOX
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Tarazona
Tarazona is a town and municipality in the Tarazona y el Moncayo comarca, province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain. It is the capital of the Tarazona y el Moncayo Aragonese comarca. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona.
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