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  • Renaissance monumental fireplace in the Ceremonial Hall or guardroom of the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The abbey's origins date from the 7th century, although the French-style beamed ceiling and huge fireplace in this hall were added in the 16th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Huge dormitory built in the late 13th century at the Abbey of St Mary of Lagrasse, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The room, on the first floor, measures 500m2 and its wooden ceiling beams are held in place with stone arches along its length. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Basilica de Santa Maria del Pi (Santa Maria del Pino, St. Mary of the Pine Tree), 14th century Gothic church, Barcelona, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. The cathedral is seen here across the rooftops of the old town of Tortosa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade, shown here. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. The cathedral is seen here across the rooftops of the old town of Tortosa. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entombment of Christ, from the Retaule de Sant Nicolau (Retablo de San Nicolas), or Altarpiece of St Michael and St Nicholas, 1406, by Jaume Cabrera, 1394-1432, pupil of Pere Serra, in the Sant Nicolau Chapel in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece depicts scenes from the life and miracles of St Nicholas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, seen from the rooftops of the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, seen from a drelict building plot in the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Buttresses of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, seen from the rooftops of the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, seen from the rooftops of the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, on the right, and the Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda, left, seen from the rooftops of the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. The 10th century Castle of Sant Joan was built by Muslim Caliph Abd ar-Rahman III. It was conquered in 1148 and became residence of the Montcada and Knights Templar, then a royal mansion from the 13th century. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, and the Castle of Sant Joan or La Suda, right, in the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. The 10th century Castle of Sant Joan was built by Muslim Caliph Abd ar-Rahman III. It was conquered in 1148 and became residence of the Montcada and Knights Templar, then a royal mansion from the 13th century. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa, begun 1347, seen from the rooftops of the old town or Casc Antic, Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain. The cathedral was designed by Benito Dalguayre and built on the site of a Roman forum and Romanesque church. It was consecrated in 1597 and is built in Catalan Gothic style, with 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses, and an 18th century Baroque facade. Tortosa is an ancient town situated on the Ebro Delta which has a rich heritage dating from Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Helen's Church, an evangelical Anglican church on Bishopsgate, City of London, London, England. The church originally dates to the 12th century although it was restored after being badly damaged in WWII. It is Grade I listed. Behind is the Gherkin, or 30 St Mary Axe, designed by Norman Foster, opened 2004. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mark crowning St Anianus as bishop, from the Retaule de Sant Marc i Sant Ania (Retablo de San Marcos y San Aniano), or Altarpiece of St Mark and St Anianus, 1346, by Arnau Bassa, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. St Anianus of Alexandria was a shoemaker who was converted by St Mark the Evangelist, worked with him in Alexandria, Egypt, and succeeded him as bishop there. Arnau Bassa was commissioned by the Shoemaker's Guild, and there are many images of shoes in the altarpiece, including on St Anianus's chasuble. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The martyrdom of St Mark, tied up and dragged through the streets of Alexandria, in 68 AD, from the Retaule de Sant Marc i Sant Ania (Retablo de San Marcos y San Aniano), or Altarpiece of St Mark and St Anianus, 1346, by Arnau Bassa, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. St Anianus of Alexandria was a shoemaker who was converted by St Mark the Evangelist, worked with him in Alexandria, Egypt, and succeeded him as bishop there. Arnau Bassa was commissioned by the Shoemaker's Guild, and there are many images of shoes in the altarpiece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The conversion (left) and baptism (right) of Anianus and his wife by St Mark, from the Retaule de Sant Marc i Sant Ania (Retablo de San Marcos y San Aniano), or Altarpiece of St Mark and St Anianus, 1346, by Arnau Bassa, in the Colegiata Basilica de Santa Maria, or Collegiate Basilica of Santa Maria, also known as La Seu, built in Gothic style by Berenguer de Montagut, from 1328 until 1486, around an existing 11th century Romanesque church, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain. St Anianus of Alexandria was a shoemaker who was converted by St Mark the Evangelist, worked with him in Alexandria, Egypt, and succeeded him as bishop there. Arnau Bassa was commissioned by the Shoemaker's Guild, and there are many images of shoes in the altarpiece. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of St Francis in the Convent of Sant Salvador de Horta, or La Mare de Deu dels Angels Convent, or Convent of St Mary of the Angels, 12th - 17th centuries, Santa Salvador mountain, near Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta, Tarragona, Spain. This chapel is dedicated to St Francis of Assisi, who founded the Franciscan order, and contains simple wooden pews and a marble altar with statues of St Francis in his monk's robes. The church is a 13th century Gothic building, built during the rule of the Templar knights. The Franciscan convent was founded in 1543 and became an important pilgrimage site after the death of Saint Salvador de Horta, who stayed here for 12 years and performed many miracles, in 1567. In 1985 the mountain and convent were listed as an Historic-Artistic Monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze doors, with 24 hammered bas-relief scenes of the life of the Blessed Osanna of Cattaro, 1493-1565, 20th century, at St Mary's Collegiate Church, also known as St Mary of the Sea, built 1221 on the site of a 6th century basilica, on Trg od drva square in the old town of Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. St Osanna was an anchoress who asked to be walled into a cell beside the church to devote her life to prayer. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bronze doors, detail, with 24 hammered bas-relief scenes of the life of the Blessed Osanna of Cattaro, 1493-1565, 20th century, at St Mary's Collegiate Church, also known as St Mary of the Sea, built 1221 on the site of a 6th century basilica, on Trg od drva square in the old town of Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. St Osanna was an anchoress who asked to be walled into a cell beside the church to devote her life to prayer. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joseph and St Joachim, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Joseph and St Joachim, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin descending to Tortosa with St Peter and St Paul to give her girdle to the town, by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin descending to Tortosa with St Peter and St Paul to give her girdle to the town, by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Death of St Joachim, from the Baroque altarpiece of St Joseph and St Joachim, in gilded polychrome wood, in front of the gilded door of the Chapel of St Cosmas and St Damian, 15th century, dedicated to St Anne and St Joachim, parents of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Ruf of Avignon, first Bishop of Tortosa 64-90 AD, painting by Vicente Lopez, 1772-1850, from the Altarpiece of St Ruf of Avignon, in the Chapel of St Ruf or Capella na Justa, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stained glass window by John Hayward, St Mary-le-Bow Church, Cheapside, City of London, England. This is known as the Mary window and depicts the Virgin Mary holding St Mary-le-Bow and shows other churches in London. This window dates from 1961 and was part of the restoration of the church after it was damaged in the Blitz of 1941. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt this church after it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. True cockneys are said to be born within the sound of its Bow bells. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Mary's Collegiate Church, also known as St Mary of the Sea, built 1221 on the site of a 6th century basilica, on a street in the old town of Kotor, on the Bay of Kotor on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Effigy of St Llucia, commissioned in 1796 by the Brotherhood of Ironworkers of St Elegius, the lower section of an altarpiece in the Chapel of Santa Llucia, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Barbara holding a palm frond and a 3-windowed tower, on the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Archangel St Michael killing the devil with a spear, on the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crypt of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church.  The crypt is Carolingian and has reliquaries holding a few small relics of St Mary Magdalene. The original relics were burned by French Calvinists during the 16th century Wars of Religion, but in 1876 the Archbishop of Sens gifted some to Vezelay to be housed in the crypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Virgen del Carmen with the Christ child, painting by Vicente Lopez, 1772-1850, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Ascension of the Mare de Deu de la Cinta to heaven, with the people of Tortosa, attributed to Pasqual Neltespera, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural details on one of the two stone pulpits, including St Mark the Evangelist at his desk, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of Mare Deu de la Cinta, patron of the city, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Ascension of the Mare de Deu de la Cinta to heaven, with the people of Tortosa, attributed to Pasqual Neltespera, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Baroque altarpiece dedicated to the Verge del Carme and the Souls of Purgatory, with painting of the Virgin holding the Christ child and saving souls in purgatory, in the Capelle de la Verge del Carme o de les Animes,  16th century, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin in heaven taking off her girdle, probably by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of the Virgin in heaven taking off her girdle, probably by Dionis Vidal, 1670-1719, in the presbytery of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burial of Christ, painting on wood, by an unknown artist, on a 14th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Burial of Christ, painting on wood, by an unknown artist, on a 14th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ child and saving souls in purgatory, from the Baroque altarpiece dedicated to the Verge del Carme and the Souls of Purgatory, in the Capelle de la Verge del Carme o de les Animes, 16th century, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of St Mary Magdalene, painting, early 16th century, by M N, in the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal. The museum was opened in 1913 and renovated 2004-2012. The city of Coimbra dates back to Roman times and was the capital of Portugal from 1131 to 1255. Its historic buildings are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Assumption of the Virgin Mary, painting, detail from the Retaule de Sant Baldiri, or Altarpiece of St Baudelius, 16th century, baroque, in a side chapel, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary of Egypt worships the True Cross in a church, from the stained glass window of St Mary of Egypt, 1215-25, in bay 21, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary of Egypt travelling to Jerusalem on a boat, from the stained glass window of St Mary of Egypt, 1215-25, in bay 21, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory surrounding the apse, with cross vaulted ceiling and carved keystones, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The decorative keystone of 1440 of the Coronation of the Virgin is seen through the arch. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of the head of a cherub, from the Baroque altarpiece dedicated to the Verge del Carme and the Souls of Purgatory, in the Capelle de la Verge del Carme o de les Animes, 16th century, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling frescoes on the cupola, with Deborah as Mater in Israel, in the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elias pleading for the Gentiles, detail, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary of Egypt leaving her home in Alexandria before her journey to Jerusalem, from the stained glass window of St Mary of Egypt, 1215-25, in bay 21, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary of Egypt travelling to Jerusalem on a boat, from the stained glass window of St Mary of Egypt, 1215-25, in bay 21, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mary of Egypt travelling to Jerusalem on a boat, from the stained glass window of St Mary of Egypt, 1215-25, in bay 21, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave with cross vaulted ceiling, looking towards the altar, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave with cross vaulted ceiling, looking towards the altar, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse, with surrounding ambulatory, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Supper, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of a cherub holding a sacred book, detail from the altarpiece, 1731, by Cristofor Cros, commissioned by canon Pere Vidal, in the Capella de San Pere, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory surrounding the apse, with cross vaulted ceiling and carved keystones, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The decorative keystone of 1440 of the Coronation of the Virgin is seen through the arch. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ambulatory surrounding the apse, with cross vaulted ceiling and carved keystones, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chapel of Piety and the Holy Sepulchre, built late 14th century under the patronage of San Pau, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved wooden choir stalls in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave and apse with cross vaulted ceiling and decorative keystones, including the Coronation of the Virgin of 1440, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Apse with vaulted ceiling and decorative keystone of the Coronation of the Virgin of 1440, surrounded by the ambulatory with cross vaulted ceiling, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of Jesus in Hell offering redemption to Adam and Eve, from the altarpiece of the Virgin of the Stars, on the main altar, 1351, by an unknown artist, with Italian influence, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keystone of the apse, 1440, with the Coronation of the Virgin, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail of cherubs holding back curtains, detail from the altarpiece, 1731, by Cristofor Cros, commissioned by canon Pere Vidal, in the Capella de San Pere, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of an apostle drinking wine, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of Jesus holding the bread and wine with 2 apostles, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of food and wine, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculptural detail on one of the two stone pulpits, with an Evangelist at his desk speaking to an angel, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Isaiah, old testament Hebrew prophet, in the alcoves of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital from the South gallery of the Cloister, with soldiers wearing chainmail armour, at the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cloister is on the South side of the cathedral, with a Gothic arched colonnade and central fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone capital from the South gallery of the Cloister, with Christ entering Jerusalem, at the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cloister is on the South side of the cathedral, with a Gothic arched colonnade and central fountain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Moses, old testament Hebrew prophet, in the alcoves of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceiling fresco of Ezekiel, old testament Hebrew prophet, in the alcoves of the Capella de la Santa Cinta, built 1672-1725 in Baroque style, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alabaster relief of knights, late 12th century, from the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ the Redeemer, saving sinners from the jaws of Hell, from a 15th century altarpiece, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ of Sorrows, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, detail, from the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted panel of Christ of Sorrows, surrounded by the instruments of the Passion, from the lower section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sinners climbing out of Hell to appeal to Jesus, detail from The Last Judgement, on the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Elias pleading for the Gentiles, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Judgement, from the right section of the Altarpiece of the Transfiguration of Christ, late 15th century, by Jaume Huguet, 1412-92, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The altarpiece was originally in the Transfiguration Chapel but is now in the Cathedral Museum. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, from the right of the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Agony in the Garden, with Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and Peter, John and James asleep, from the left of the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Last Supper, detail, on the Tapestry of the Last Supper, 15th century, by an unknown artist, in linen, wool, silk and gold thread, in the collection of the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alabaster sarcophagus of Sever Tomas i Auter, Bishop of Tortosa 1685-1700, early 18th century, gift of the Roser Dominican Convent, in the Museum of Tortosa Cathedral, in the Cathedral of St Mary, designed by Benito Dalguayre in Catalan Gothic style and begun 1347 on the site of a Romanesque cathedral, consecrated 1447 and completed in 1757, Tortosa, Catalonia, Spain. The cathedral has 3 naves with chapels between the buttresses and an ambulatory with radial chapels. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Death of Mary Magdalene, detail from altarpiece of St Mary Magdalene of Perella, 1437-52, by Bernat Martorell, International Gothic style tempera painting on wood, from the Church of Santa Magdalena de Perella, Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Ripolles, in the Museu Episcopal de Vic, specialising in medieval liturgical catalan art, in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. This panel depicts the death of the saint, with Jesus receiving her soul departing her body through her mouth. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital from the nave of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church. The capitals in the nave were probably carved by artists from Cluny Abbey and depict biblical scenes, ancient legends and mythological creatures. This capital is from the upper north side of the nave and depicts Herod and Herodias. Herodias is asking her husband for the head of St John the Baptist. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nativity of Mary, from the Retaule de Santa Maria, main altarpiece by Pau Costa and Joan Torras, in baroque style, built 1723-29 and gilded 1770-88, in the Church of St Mary, or Esglesia de Santa Maria de Cadaques, built in the 17th century, in Cadaques, on the Cap de Creus peninsula, Catalonia, Spain. The 23m high altarpiece is dedicated to the Virgin of Hope, and features scenes of the apocalypse, the life of the Virgin and saints. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Icon of St Mary Hodigitria, Virgin and Child, 16th century, from the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary, now housed in the National Onufri Museum in the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary inside Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The cathedral was built in 1797 on the foundations of an older church and its museum is named after Onufri or Onouphrios of Neokastro, Albania's famous 16th century icon painter. The museum comprises the main nave, the altar area, and several rooms in the North and West of the church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital from the narthex of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church. This capital depicts saints Peter and Paul resurrecting a young man. This scene is not in the gospels but is inspired by legends of the saints' travels in Rome with Simon Magus. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital from the narthex of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church. This capital depicts the life of St John the Baptist. In the centre, a disciple asks Christ if he is really the Messiah, Christ gestures yes, allowing John to die. On the left, the executioner holds his hair before beheading him. It dates from 1140-50. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved capital from the narthex of Vezelay Abbey church, Vezelay, Yonne, Burgundy, France. Vezelay Abbey was a Benedictine and Cluniac monastery founded in the 9th century by St Badilo, who was said to have brought back relics of Mary Magdalene from the Holy Land. The Abbey Church or Basilica of St Mary Magdalene is a 12th century Burgundian Romanesque church. This capital depicts the story of St John the Baptist. A disciple asks Christ if he is the true messiah, Christ gestures yes, allowing John to die. On the right, his head is placed on a plate to be presented to Salome. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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