OLD CATHEDRALAND

CHURCH OF SÃO SALVADOR DOORWAY

CHURCH OF SÃO SALVADOR DOORWAY

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Rebuilt in the 18th century, its

Romanesque doorway dates from 1179.

The Rococo altarpiece above the high

altar is dated 1746. The chapel of St

Mark has an altarpiece by João de Ruão

from 1540.

The 18th-century pictorial tile panels

were made locally.

OLD CATHEDRAL(SECOND HALF OF 12TH CENTURY)

Old Cathedral (Sé Velha)

This church is Romanesque style,

dates from the 2nd half of the 12th

century and was consecrated in

1184.

Designed by the French master

Robert, its exterior is sturdy and

symmetrical, with narrow window-

slits and crenellated roof.

The main doorway

shows Islamic influence,

while the side door,

known as the ‘Porta

Especiosa’ (Beautiful

Door), has elegant

Renaissance decoration.

Inside, there is a

triforium gallery above

the side aisles.

The Old Cathedral high altar retable, Gothic

in style, dates from 1498 and is the work of

the Flemish sculptors Olivier de Gand and

Jean d'Ypres. The Mannerist-style altarpiece

in the Holy Sacrament chapel dates from

1566. The Gothic cloisters, with their

naturalistic capitals, were begun in 1218.

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