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    The Cathedral of Braga (Portuguese: Sé de Braga) is a Roman Catholic church in the northern city of Braga, Portugal. Due to its long history and artistic...
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    Braga (European Portuguese: [ˈbɾaɣɐ] ; Proto-Celtic: *Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga...
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    The Cathedral Treasure or Sacred Art Museum is a museum incorporated in the Braga Cathedral in Braga, Portugal. It comprises five collections: Treasure...
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    Henry, Count of Portugal (category Burials at Braga Cathedral)
    transferred, following his previous orders, to Braga where he was buried in a chapel at Braga Cathedral, the building of which he had promoted. After his...
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    Theresa, Countess of Portugal (category Burials at Braga Cathedral)
    coordinated with aid from the Archbishops of Santiago de Compostela and Braga. The terms included that Theresa could go free only if she held the County...
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    like Coimbra and Lisbon cathedrals. Romanesque architecture first developed in Minho and Douro regions (with Braga Cathedral being its reference) spreading...
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    the liturgical music in Toledo. He served as cathedral choir director. In 1100 Gerald became Bishop of Braga, Portugal and stopped ecclesiastical investiture...
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    Around 1070, D. Pedro, first Bishop of Braga, reorganized the Diocese and began work on the great Sé Cathedral, which later progressed to the areas around...
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    (1589–1609), who consecrated the cathedral, 28 July 1592. Aleixo de Meneses, also an Augustinian, was transferred to Braga from the archiepiscopal see of...
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    testify to an ancient veneration. His sepulcher can be found in the cathedral of Braga. Because of his name, Saint Auditus or Ovidius was traditionally invoked...
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