Our Lady Queen Cathedral, Bragança
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| Our Lady Queen Cathedral | |
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| Catedral de Nossa Senhora Rainha | |
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| Location | Bragança |
| Country | Portugal |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Our Lady Queen Cathedral[1] (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.[2]
The temple was inaugurated on October 7, 2001[3] 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.[4]
It was consecrated to the Virgin by Bishop Antonio Rafael.
See also
References
- ↑ New Cathedral of Our Lady Queen in Bragança
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| Ecclesiastical province of Évora | ||
| Ecclesiastical province of Lisbon | ||
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1 Metropolitan cathedral 2 Patriarchal cathedral 3 Co-cathedral 4 No longer used as cathedral
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