Tortosa
Tortosa (; ) is the capital of the '' comarca'' of Baix Ebre, in Catalonia, Spain.
Tortosa is located at above sea level, by the Ebro river, protected on its northern side by the mountains of the Cardó Massif, of which Buinaca, one of the hig ...
is a
cathedral
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 denominatio ...
located in Tortosa,
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 nort ...
,
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 seat of the
Diocese of Tortosa
The Diocese of Tortosa is a Latin Rite Catholic diocese covering the south of Catalonia and the north of the Valencian Country. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tarragona. The church is constructed in the Catalan
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
style, though the façade, from the 18th century, is Baroque.
Archeological excavations on the site revealed that the cathedral was constructed on the site of an older Romanesque church, which was itself built on the site of the old Roman forum of Tortosa.
Images
Image:Catedral tortosa224.jpg, Cathedral plan
File:Tortosa Cathedral 2022 - west façade.jpg, The cathedral's Baroque façade
Image:Tortosa Cathedral 2022 - interior-Pano.jpg, Nave, looking toward the altar
Image:Tortosa Cathedral 2022 - from the castle.jpg, Apse and ambulatory
Image:Catedral de Tortosa P1070874.JPG, The cathedral was surrounded by buildings until 2015
Image:Tortosa Cathedral 2022 - Ebro and boat.jpg, The cathedral in 2022
Image:Tortosa Cathedral 2022 - cloister.jpg, Cathedral cloister
Image:Tortosa - Entrada barroca del claustro de la catedral de Sant María.jpg, Baroque entryway to the cloister
Image:Tortosa - Finestra del claustre.jpg, Window in the cloister
13th century plaque in Tortosa Cathedral.jpg, 13th century plaque inside the cathedral