Our Lady Queen Cathedral | |
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Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha | |
Location | Bragança |
Country | Portugal |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Our Lady Queen Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha; Sé Catedral de Bragança), also called New Cathedral of Bragança, is a religious building of the Catholic Church that serves as the seat of the diocese of Bragança-Miranda in northeastern Portugal.
The temple was inaugurated on October 7, 2001 as the first Portuguese cathedral built in the 21st century. It was designed by architect Rosa Vassal in a total space of 10,000 square meters.
It was consecrated to the Virgin by Bishop Antonio Rafael.
See also
References
- New Cathedral of Our Lady Queen in Bragança
- "Monumentos". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- "Vinte anos depois do lançamento da primeira pedra: Catedral de Bragança é inaugurada hoje". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
- "Sé Catedral de Bragança". www.igogo.pt. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
Cathedrals in Portugal | ||
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Ecclesiastical province of Braga | ||
Ecclesiastical province of Évora | ||
Ecclesiastical province of Lisbon | ||
Metropolitan cathedral Patriarchal cathedral Co-cathedral No longer used as cathedral |
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