Braga District
Braga
Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)

Braga Cathedral

The Cathedral of Braga is a Roman Catholic church in the northern city of , . Due to its long history and artistic significance, it is also one of the most important buildings in the country.
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  • Opening hours:
    8:00 AM—7:00 PM
    October—March: 8:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “Sé Catedral de Braga”, “Sé Catedral de Santa Maria Maior”, “Se de Braga”, and “Sé de Braga”
  • Address: Rua Dom Paio Mendes, Braga, 4700-424

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pillory of Braga and Episcopal Palace, Braga.

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The is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, located in the civil parish of Maximinos, Sé e Cividade, municipality of Braga.

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The Archiepiscopal Palace of Braga, is a episcopal palace in civil parish of Braga, in the municipality of the same name, in the northern district of Braga. is situated 110 metres north of Braga Cathedral.

Museum
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The Cathedral Treasure or Sacred Art Museum is a incorporated in the Braga Cathedral in , . It comprises five collections: Treasure, Carving, Statuary, Azulejos, and Bells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sé and São João do Souto.

Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Maximinos, and Cividade. The population in 2011 was 14,572, in an area of 2.57 km2.

Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São José de São Lázaro and .

Suburb
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is a freguesia, located in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 13,236, in an area of 2.55 km². In is located the Faculty of Philosophy part of Catholic University of Portugal, the and the Colégio D.

Braga Cathedral

Latitude
41.55001° or 41° 33′ north
Longitude
-8.42701° or 8° 25′ 37″ west
Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)
Operator
DRCNorte, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009
Open location code
8CHHHH2F+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22746378
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
7729850
Wiki­data ID
Q513902
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Braga Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bragako katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Бражскі сабор”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Braga”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Braga”
  • Chinese: “布拉加主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “布拉加大教堂”
  • Czech: “Bragazská katedrála”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie v Braze”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie (Braga)”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie v Braze”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Braze”
  • Czech: “Sé de Braga”
  • Danish: “Katedralen i Braga”
  • Danish: “Sé de Braga”
  • Dutch: “Braga Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه براجا”
  • French: “cathédrale de Braga”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Braga”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Marie Majeure”
  • Galician: “Catedral de Braga”
  • Galician: “Sé de Braga”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Braga”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Μπράγκα”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת בראגה”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Braga”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Braga”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Braga”
  • Japanese: “ブラガ大聖堂”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Bradze”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Braga”
  • Portuguese: “Se de Braga”
  • Portuguese: “Sé de Braga”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Браги”
  • Russian: “Собор Браги”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála Panny Márie”
  • Slovenian: “braška katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “braška stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Bragi”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Bragi”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica v Bragi”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Braga”
  • Spanish: “Se de Braga”
  • Spanish: “Sé de Braga”
  • Ukrainian: “Бразький собор”

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