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The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória faces Largo Dom João Peculiar, parish of Sé, city of Braga, northern Portugal.

Ordered to be built by Archbishop D. Gonçalo Pereira (1326 to 1348), the Chapel is a Gothic building from the 14th century and in the magnificent tomb with a recumbent statue stands out a remarkable piece from the medieval Portuguese tomb where D. Gonçalo Pereira lies.

The tomb of D. Gonçalo Pereira was commissioned by the Archbishop to the masters Pêro, from Coimbra, and Telo Garcia, from Lisbon and was executed in stone from Ançã, the chest rests on lions and is decorated on the right side by a group of twelve clerics , and on the left by the twelve apostles.

The head of the ark is filled with the Crucified Christ flanked by his Mother and St. John and at the opposite top is the image of the Virgin with the child in her arms, the walls are decorated with geometric motifs that recall Arab art, in the middle of the wall of the on the right side is the coat of arms of D. Gonçalo Pereira, and on the left that of D. Afonso IV. The Characteristics of the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória of the See of Braga

The Capela da Glória is made up of the chapel and a tower topped with battlements, that is, the battlements are rectangular structures protruding from the top of the walls, a tooth-shaped projection at the top of the temple.

The Capela da Glória is decorated with wall paintings forming “paneling”, that is, ornaments traditionally applied to wooden panels with geometric patterns, and in the center is the tomb of D. Gonçalo Pereira with a tomb and decorated by edicules with imagery of the period Gothic.

Inside the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória the highlights are the Hispano-Arabic fresco paintings from the 15th century, an oval window with beautiful stained glass, a valuable sculpture of Saint Nicholas and the rich tomb of Dom Gonçalo Pereira. The Facade of the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória of the See of Braga

The main façade reproduces the previous one and the left side is based on simple corbels.

In March 1332, construction began on the Chapel of Glory, built on the initiative of Archbishop D. Gonçalo Pereira for his funerary monument.

On November 17, 1331, Pope John XXII, through the bull "Marita tuae devotionis" granted D. Gonçalo Pereira authorization to spend 6000 gold florins from the income of the archbishop's table on the endowment of the chapel he planned to build.

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GPS 41.5503844274766, -8.42664469714084

The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória faces Largo Dom João Peculiar, parish of Sé, city of Braga, northern Portugal.

Ordered to be built by Archbishop D. Gonçalo Pereira (1326 to 1348), the Chapel is a Gothic building from the 14th century and in the magnificent tomb with a recumbent statue stands out a remarkable piece from the medieval Portuguese tomb where D. Gonçalo Pereira lies.

The tomb of D. Gonçalo Pereira was commissioned by the Archbishop to the masters Pêro, from Coimbra, and Telo Garcia, from Lisbon and was executed in stone from Ançã, the chest rests on lions and is decorated on the right side by a group of twelve clerics , and on the left by the twelve apostles.

The head of the ark is filled with the Crucified Christ flanked by his Mother and St. John and at the opposite top is the image of the Virgin with the child in her arms, the walls are decorated with geometric motifs that recall Arab art, in the middle of the wall of the on the right side is the coat of arms of D. Gonçalo Pereira, and on the left that of D. Afonso IV. The Characteristics of the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória of the See of Braga

The Capela da Glória is made up of the chapel and a tower topped with battlements, that is, the battlements are rectangular structures protruding from the top of the walls, a tooth-shaped projection at the top of the temple.

The Capela da Glória is decorated with wall paintings forming “paneling”, that is, ornaments traditionally applied to wooden panels with geometric patterns, and in the center is the tomb of D. Gonçalo Pereira with a tomb and decorated by edicules with imagery of the period Gothic.

Inside the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória the highlights are the Hispano-Arabic fresco paintings from the 15th century, an oval window with beautiful stained glass, a valuable sculpture of Saint Nicholas and the rich tomb of Dom Gonçalo Pereira. The Facade of the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Glória of the See of Braga

The main façade reproduces the previous one and the left side is based on simple corbels.

In March 1332, construction began on the Chapel of Glory, built on the initiative of Archbishop D. Gonçalo Pereira for his funerary monument.

On November 17, 1331, Pope John XXII, through the bull "Marita tuae devotionis" granted D. Gonçalo Pereira authorization to spend 6000 gold florins from the income of the archbishop's table on the endowment of the chapel he planned to build.

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