Archbishop’s Palace

University of Braga library and archives. The former Archbishop’s palace - Paço Arquiepiscopal Bracarense. "To the N.E. of the cathedral is the Archiepiscopal Palace, containing a good library and portraits of the Archbishops of Braga".--Baedeker 1913. IMG_8594

Braga

October 21st 2022
The Santiago de Compostela extension group left Porto at 9:00 a.m. A bonus on this trip was a stop at Braga, Portugal. It was not a long ride north to Braga, we reached there about 10:00. The first stop was at the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte. The hilltop has been a Sacri Monti pilgrimage site since the 14th century. The present church was built in 1784-1811. The theme of the shrine and ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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