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Cathedral Description
(Local Name: Sé) Returning through the pedestrian precinct, this time a few yards to the east and then through the Rua do Cabido, we can see the main facade of the Cathedral, the Sé or Catedral. This jewel in Braga's crown was built in the 11th C. on the site of an earlier Romanesque church, enlarged in later centuries and remodeled in Manueline style in the early 16th C.

Its most striking external features are the west porch, with three bays of groined vaulting and a beautiful iron grille, and a charming figure of Nossa Senhora do Leite (Our Lady of Milk), probably by the French sculptor Nicolas Chanteren, on the rear wall of the choir. Inside, above the richly ornamented Manueline font, is a
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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites;  Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain;  Tombs, burial site
Cathedral Highlights

Capela da Gloria

From the cloister it is also possible to gain access to three chapels adjoining the cathedral. The Capela da Glória, decorated with azulejos and heraldic frescos, contains the tomb of Archbishop
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Capela de Sao Geraldo

From the cloister it is also possible to gain access to three chapels adjoining the cathedral. The Capela de Sao Geraldo has azulejos depicting scenes from the life of St Gerald, the first Archbishop of Braga (1096-1108).

Capela dos Reis

From the cloister it is also possible to gain access to three chapels adjoining the cathedral. In the Capela dos Reis, built directly onto the nave, are the 16th C. tombs of Henry of Burgundy (d
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Museum of Religious Art

An exit on the north side of the nave leads to the cloister built to replace a Gothic vestibule in the 18th C. From here a flight of steps leads up to the Treasury, richly stocked with precious
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Address
Se Braga
Rua Dom Paio Mendes - Rossio da Sé
4700-424 Braga
Portugal
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