The Cathedral of St. Mary the Great () also called Viana do Castelo Cathedral is a Catholic church and fortress built in the fifteenth century, which preserves a Romanesque appearance and is located in the city of Viana do Castelo in Portugal.

Its facade is flanked by two large towers topped by battlements and highlights its beautiful Gothic portal with archivolts with sculpted scenes from the Passion of Christ and sculptures of the Apostles. It is a Romanesque church with a Latin cross and inside is separated by three arches supported on pillars ships. It is classified as Imóvel of Public Interesse.

Cathedral of St. Mary the Great, Viana do Castelo

Inside, are the chapels of St. Bernard (by Fernão Brandão) and the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, attributed to stonemason, João Lopes the "old".

Cathedral of St. Mary the Great, Viana do Castelo

See also

Roman Catholicism in Portugal

References

Viana Do Castelo

Buildings and structures in Viana do Castelo

Viana Do Castelo

15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Portugal

Cathedral of St. Mary the Great, Viana do Castelo