Cathedral of Santa María de Tui

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The Cathedral of Santa María de Tui is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Tui, Galicia, Spain, notable for its fortress-like appearance and historical importance as a religious and defensive stronghold on the Portuguese border.

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Label Occurrences
Cathedral of Santa María de Tui canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
Romanesque-Gothic building ⓘ
fortified church ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
belongsTo Roman Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ
category Cathedrals in Galicia ⓘ
Fortified churches in Spain ⓘ
Gothic architecture in Galicia ⓘ
Romanesque architecture in Galicia ⓘ
constructionBegan 12th century ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Mary ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Tui-Vigo ⓘ
function defensive stronghold ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
hasFeature Gothic nave ⓘ
Romanesque portal ⓘ
cloister ⓘ
crenellated walls ⓘ
fortified façade ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Spain ⓘ
historicalRole border fortress between Spain and Portugal ⓘ
religious center of the Diocese of Tui ⓘ
locatedIn Galicia ⓘ
Province of Pontevedra ⓘ
Tui ⓘ
locatedNear Miño River ⓘ
Portuguese town of Valença do Minho ⓘ
linked to: Valença do Minho
locatedOn Spanish–Portuguese border ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Santa María ⓘ
notableFor defensive function ⓘ
fortress-like appearance ⓘ
strategic position on the Miño River ⓘ
region northwest Spain ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
servesAs episcopal see of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo ⓘ
styleTransition Romanesque to Gothic ⓘ
usedFor liturgical celebrations ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Tui → hasCathedralTitle → Cathedral of Santa María de Tui ⓘ