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Catedral de Oporto (Sé Catedral)

Name: Catedral de Oporto (Sé Catedral)
Address: Terreiro da Sé, Porto, Porto, PT

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August 26, 2021

La construcción de la catedral comenzó en el siglo XII y, a lo largo de su historia, ha sufrido muchas reconstrucciones, por lo que presenta diferentes estilos. La mayor parte de la catedral es barroca, aunque la estructura de la fachada y el cuerpo de la iglesia son románicos, y el claustro y la capilla de San Juan Evangelista son de estilo gótico. En su interior, las grandes columnas hacen que aumente la sensación de estrechez y altura de la nave central. Se trata de una decoración muy sobria y las paredes están desnudas, exceptuando el altar mayor y algunas capillas de estilo barroco. El claustro Al claustro de la catedral se accede desde el interior de la misma, por una puerta situada en el lado derecho. Este claustro pertenece al siglo XIV y está decorado con azulejos que reflejan escenas religiosas. Desde el claustro podréis acceder también a la Casa do Cabildo, donde se expone el "tesoro de la catedral", una colección de objetos de orfebrería religiosa. Imprescindible La catedral y su claustro son dos de las visitas imprescindibles en Oporto; la catedral está merecidamente declarada Monumento Nacional. En el centro de la plaza de la Catedral veréis una columna que era utilizada para colgar a los criminales. Desde ese punto podréis disfrutar de unas vistas privilegiadas de la ciudad, del río Duero y de las bodegas que se encuentran a su vera. Se llega con la linea D del metro, estación São Bento

Dino & Ines

May 23, 2021

... walk in the historic area, remembering a village!

Rita E Tiago

September 18, 2019

The Porto Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé do Porto) is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical center of the city. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments. Unlike what's often written, the current Cathedral of Porto was not built under the patronage of Bishop Hugo since the pre-Romanesque church is still mentioned in the De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi as still extant in 1147. This means the present building was only started in the second half of the century and it would be constantly under works well until the 16th century (without counting later Baroque and 20th century interventions), but there is evidence that the city has been a bishopric seat since the Suevi domination in the 5th-6th centuries. The cathedral is flanked by two square towers, each supported with two buttresses and crowned with a cupola. The façade lacks decoration and is rather architecturally heterogeneous. It shows a Baroque porch and a beautiful Romanesque rose window under a crenelated arch, giving the impression of a fortified church. The Romanesque nave is rather narrow and is covered by barrel vaulting. It is flanked by two aisles with a lower vault. The stone roof of the central aisle is supported by flying buttresses, making the building one of the first in Portugal to use this architectonic feature. This first Romanesque building has suffered many alterations but the general aspect of the façade has remained romanesque. Inner view of rose window and central aisle of Porto Cathedral. Around 1333 the Gothic funerary chapel of João Gordo was added. João was a Knight Hospitaller who worked for King Dinis I. His tomb is decorated with his recumbent figure and reliefs of the Apostles. Also from the Gothic period is the elegant cloister, built between the 14th and the 15th centuries during the reign of King John I, who married English Princess Philippa of Lancaster in Porto Cathedral in 1387. Baroque loggia to the lateral façade The external appearance of the Cathedral was greatly altered during Baroque times. In 1772 a new main portal substituted the old Romanesque original and the tower cupolas were altered. In 1736 Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni added an elegant Baroque loggia to the lateral façade of the Cathedral. During the War of the Oranges whilst the battle at Amarante was taking place a group of Spanish soldiers briefly took control of the Cathedral before being overcome by the locals of the town. A marble plaque with a Magnetite backing now hangs up behind the altar in order to remind everyone of those who lost their lives whilst regaining control of the chapel. The magnetite backing was chosen in order to remind those traveling near the cathedral by interfering with the direction in which their compass points, Gothic cloisters of the Cathedral. The interior was also altered during the baroque era. In one of the chapels, there is a magnificent silver altarpiece, built in the second half of the 17th century by Portuguese artists. Also in the 17th century, the romanesque apse (which had an ambulatory) was torn down and a new one was built in baroque style, later decorated with new wall paintings by Nasoni and choir stalls. The altarpiece of the chapel, designed by Santos Pacheco and executed by Miguel Francisco da Silva between 1727 and 1729, is an important work of Portuguese Baroque. The three red marble holy-water fonts, supported by a statue, date from the 17th century. The baptistery contains a bronze bas-relief by António Teixeira Lopes, depicting the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. The South transept arm gives access to the Gothic cloister, which is decorated with baroque azulejos by Valentim de Almeida (between 1729 and 1731).[3] They depict the life of the Virgin Mary and Ovid's Metamorphoses. The remains of the Early-Romanesque ambulatory contain a few sarcophagi. The terrace is decorated with tile panels by António Vidal. The coffered ceiling of the chapter house was painted with allegories of moral values by Pachini in 1737. Mass is celebrated at 11am each day.[2]