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The region around the city of Braga, in modern Portugal, was an important centre for the spreading of Christendom in the Iberian Peninsula. This is reflected in the number of religious personalities associated with the region and the fact that many ecumenical councils were held in the city.

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Ecclesiastical history of Braga

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of Braga, in modern Portugal, was an important centre for the spreading of Christendom in the Iberian Peninsula. This is reflected in the number of religious...

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Braga Cathedral

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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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Catholic Church in Portugal

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c. 1215 Catholic University of Portugal Dissolution of the monasteries in Portugal Ecclesiastical history of Braga List of cathedrals in Portugal Portuguese...

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Lusitanian Catholic Orthodox Church

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immersion. It follows the Julian calendar of the Liturgic Year, like the Orthodox. Ecclesiastical history of Braga Lusitanian Orthodox Church Dioceses Lusitanian...

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Braga

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The Archdiocese of Braga (Latin: Archidioecesis Bracarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Portugal...

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Timeline of Braga

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de Braga created. 2014 - Organ Festival of Braga begins. Braga history History of Braga [pt] Ecclesiastical history of Braga List of mayors of Braga [pt]...

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Martin of Braga

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was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal), a missionary, a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author. According to...

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Rite of Braga

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The Rite of Braga (or Bragan Rite; Portuguese: rito bracarense) is a Catholic liturgical rite associated with the Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal. The...

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Third Council of Braga

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The Third Council of Braga was held in 675, during the primacy of Leodegisius, and in the reign of King Wamba. It was attended by eight bishops. Eight...

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Kingdom of the Suebi

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Britonia. Most of what is known about the settlement comes from ecclesiastical sources; records from the 572 Second Council of Braga refer to a diocese...

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Jorge Ortiga

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Cooperator in the parish of St. Victor in Braga from 1967 to 1968. He graduated from the Faculty of Ecclesiastical History at the Pontifical Gregorian University...

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History of Lisbon

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politician Teófilo Braga was acclaimed President of the Provisional Government of the Portuguese Republic and led the government until approval of the Constitution...

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Dume

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former freguesia ("civil parish") and former bishopric in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal, which remains a Catholic titular see. In 2013, the...

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Primacy of the Spains

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historically known as Hispania or in the plural as the Spains. The Archbishop of Braga, in Portugal, has claimed this primacy over the whole Iberian Peninsula...

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Afonso I of Portugal

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of Braga was also concerned with the dominance of Galicia, apprehensive of the ecclesiastical pretensions of his new rival the Galician Archbishop of...

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History of Galicia

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Council of Braga in 572. The ancient territory of the diocese of Britonia Most of what is known about the settlement comes from ecclesiastical sources;...

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Religion in Portugal

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held in Braga in the sixth century, marking the origin of its ecclesiastical significance. The Archbishops of Braga retains the title of Primate of Portugal...

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History of Portugal

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territory between the 5th and 8th centuries, including the Kingdom of the Suebi centred in Braga and the Visigothic Kingdom in the south. The 711–716 invasion...

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Aveiro

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when the historical dioceses of Coimbra, Porto, and Viseu were combined. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga. In 2012, it had 274,400 baptized...

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Portugal in the Middle Ages

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count of Trava, thus estranging her son, the archbishop of Braga and the nobles. Meanwhile, her son Afonso Henriques (meaning "Afonso son of Henry")...

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Timeline of Portuguese history

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This is a timeline of Portuguese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Portugal and its predecessor states...

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History of the Catholic Church

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The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time. The tradition of the Catholic...

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Suffragan diocese

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A suffragan diocese is one of the dioceses other than the metropolitan archdiocese that constitute an ecclesiastical province. It exists in some Christian...

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Britonia

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was nominated Bishop of Britonia and signed the acta at the Second Council of Braga in 572. The establishment of the episcopal see of the Britons in Gallaecia...

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Holy See

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Sedes, lit. 'Holy Chair', Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈsaŋkta ˈsedes]; Italian: Santa Sede [ˈsanta ˈsɛːde]), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic...

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego

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Peter of Rates as the first Bishop of Lamego during the middle of the 1st century, and later the first Bishop of Braga, purportedly appointed by St. James...

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