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The transfer of the episcopal see to Mondoñedo

Mondoñedo, Mariña Central, Lugo

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The transfer of the episcopal see to Mondoñedo

Historical milestone · Mondoñedo, Mariña Central, Lugo

Image of Mondoñedo, not of the place itself.

The seat of the bishopric was moved from the old church of San Martiño, beside the sea, to the inland valley where the city was born; the cathedral would be raised shortly afterwards and Alfonso VII gave it urban rank in 1156.

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Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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