Basilicas in Spain—Tarragona—1

I blogged about the following basilica on January 3, 2020.

• Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St. Thecla, Tarragona.

Collegiate Basilica of St. Mary, Manresa, Barcelona

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII in 1886.

The Catalan Gothic church was built in the 14th Century and incorporates parts of two earlier churches.  It has a baroque chapel and 14th Century altarpieces.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter, Vic, Barcelona

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII in 1893.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Vic.  The church was originally built in the 11th Century but has been renovated and enlarged many times over the centuries.  As a result, it incorporates many styles including Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, and Neoclassical. 

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Girona, Girona

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII in 1900.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Girona and it replaced an earlier church.  Construction began on this church in 1015 and followed a Romanesque style.  Construction continued in the 13th Century using a Gothic style and a Baroque façade was added in the 17th Century.  The nave is the widest Gothic nave in the world (75 feet).  The cathedral has several artistic treasures including a 10th Century illuminated manuscript.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica St. Mary of Urgell, La Seu d’Urgell, Lleida

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius X in 1905.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Urgell.  The Romanesque church was built in the 12th Century.  The façade has Italianate ornamentation.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of the Virgin of Sorrows, Tortosa, Tarragona

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XV in 1919.

The basilica is the cathedral of the Diocese of Tortosa.  A mosque was converted into a cathedral in 1148 and within a few years a Romanesque cathedral was erected on this site.  Construction of the current Gothic church was started in 1347 at the same location which incorporated some of the Romanesque building.  Construction continued into the 17th Century when Baroque elements were added to the church. 

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Mother of God in Valldeflors. Tremp, Lleida

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XI in 1923.

Churches dedicated to Our Lady have been on this site since at least the 8th Century, including one in which the construction was ordered by Charlemagne.  The current church dates to the mid-17th Century and is mostly Gothic with Renaissance and Baroque elements.  

The first two pictures are from local sources and the last is from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Mary, Igualada, Barcelona

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1948.

The current church was built in the 17th Century to replace an earlier church.  It employs a variety of architectural styles and was converted to a market during the Spanish Civil War.  It has since been restored.  There are 12 side chapels.

The first picture is from a local source and the last two are from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, Solsona, Lleida

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1953.

The basilica is the cathedral for the Diocese of Solsona.  It was constructed between the 12th and 18th Centuries and uses Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architectural features.  The church has a 12th Century stone carving of the Virgin of the Cloister.

The first picture is from a local source and the last two are from Wikipedia.