Braga Cathedral
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Braga Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, renowned as one of the country’s oldest cathedrals and a major center of medieval religious life and liturgy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Braga Cathedral canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| commonsCategory | Braga Cathedral self-link ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 11th century ⓘ |
| contains |
tomb of Henry of Burgundy
ⓘ
tomb of Teresa of León ⓘ tombs of archbishops of Braga ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.549°N 8.427°W ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady of the Assumption
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
chapel of São Geraldo ⓘ chapel of the Kings ⓘ choir ⓘ cloister ⓘ high altar ⓘ main nave ⓘ organ ⓘ treasury museum ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Portugal
National Monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| isCathedralOf | Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Braga ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Braga District
ⓘ
Norte Region ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | Braga historic center ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Western European Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements
ⓘ
being one of the oldest cathedrals in Portugal ⓘ rich liturgical and musical tradition ⓘ role as a major medieval religious center ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Archdiocese of Braga
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga
|
| partOf | historic center of Braga ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantBuilding | Archdiocese of Braga ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
liturgical reforms in medieval Iberia
ⓘ
major medieval religious ceremonies in Portugal ⓘ |
| style |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| visitorFrequency | major pilgrimage site in northern Portugal ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.