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Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal. The Parochial Memories of 1758 (Portuguese: Memórias Paroquiais de 1758) are the results of an enquiry sent to every parish in Portugal after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake by the order of Sebastião de Carvalho e Melo, the Secretary of State of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom.
Three other bishops of note were Rodrigo da Cunha (1627–35), historian of the church in Portugal and author of a monograph on the Bishops and Archbishops of Braga; Rodrigo de Moura Teles (1704–28), who sponsored the restoration of the cathedral; and Diogo de Sousa, bishop of Porto (1496-1505) and Archbishop of Braga (1505-1532), protector ...
In 716 the Arabs began their invasion and conquest of Portugal, including Lisbon, Porto, Braga, Tuy, Lugo, and Orense. The areas were depopulated. [13] After the Arab invasion Justus seems to have been the first bishop (c. 882). He is only a name. [14] Gomado was probably elected in 872, when King Affonso III won back the city.
When Portugal separated from León in 1139, Braga assumed even greater importance. It contested with Toledo the primacy over all the Iberian sees, but the popes decided in favour of the latter city. Since it retained as suffragans the dioceses of Porto, Coimbra, Viseu, Bragança-Miranda do Douro, Aveiro and Pinhel.
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 significance, it is also one of the most important buildings in the country. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Braga and of the Primate Archbishop of Portugal and Spain.
561-563 - Religious council meets in Braga. [5] 572 - Religious council meets in Braga. [5] 675 - Religious council meets in Braga. [5] 8th C. - Moors in power. [4] 1040 - Braga taken by forces of Ferdinand I. [4] 1089 - Braga Cathedral consecrated. 1093 - Braga becomes seat of royal court (until 1147). [4] 1417 - Fernando da Guerra becomes ...
Saint Vincent Church-Braga. The Saint Vincent Church (Portuguese: Igreja de São Vicente) is a 16th-century baroque Catholic church in Braga, Portugal, [1] dedicated to Saint Vincent of Saragossa. The Church has been classified as Property of Public Interest since 1986. [2]
The chapel is located in an urban environment within the historic centre of Braga, alongside the Church of São João do Souto, in the civil parish of the same name.It is situated along a road, whose posterior façade faces the Palace of Coimbras, across from the Casa do Passadiço, southeast from the Church of Santa Cruz and Hospital of São Marcos.