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On our Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, the historic city of Tui, just across the
Minho River from Valença along the northwestern border of Portugal, was our entry point to the autonomous region of Spain
known as Galicia.
Archeological records show that the area of Tui (known
during the Roman period as Tude) has been occupied by human beings since the
Neolithic period (20,000 BC)
Prominent in the city today is the
Catedrál de
Santa Maria de la Asunción de Tui (Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, of
Tui).
With origins dating back
to a primitive paleo-Christian Basilica of the fifth and sixth centuries, the
Cathedral standing today was constructed six hundred years later, in the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries and restored in the 15th and 19th
centuries
Minho River
The Principal
or Western Entrance serves as the anteroom to the sacred space that is this
gothic cathedral. Completed in 1225, its arches, guarded by figures of saints
and kings, frame distinct sculpted panels showing the annunciation, the birth
of Christ, the appearance of angels to the shepherds, the adoration of the
magi, and a curious rendering of Celestial Jerusalem.
The Altarpiece of Expectation
A
magnificent example of baroque art, the altarpiece, the Expectation of the
Blessed Virgin, depicts Mary pregnant, with her hand resting on the fruit of
her womb. Surrounding her are images of saints and a rich kaleidoscope of
scenes from the gospel stories. This
altarpiece was created in the eighteenth century by master artist of Redondela,
Antonio de Villar.Image of Santa Maria de la Asuncion
The chapel
is crowned with a beautiful image of the
Ascension of the Virgin from the 18th
century
authorship unknown
The Cloister
The word “cloister”
comes from the Latin Claudere, which means to close. This is in fact the
primitive function of the cloister, a closed space surrounded by spaces serving
various functions. Dated from the first half of the 13th Century,
the Tui Cathedral’s cloister is the most ancient in Galicia.
The
Portal of St. Epitacio
The Portal
of St. Epitacio is the principal Romanesque vestige of the Cathedral of Tui. Surrounding
the cloister, this area traditionally served as a space for chapter meetings,
meditation, study, and classrooms.
Today it is
the repository for pieces of archeological interest, like The Eternal Father below, from various eras of the
Cathedral.
 | The Eternal Father
M O R E T O S E E |
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Taking Jesus down from the Cross
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 | | The Virgin seated, with Child |
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| Our Lady of Sorrows |
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| Pietà |
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| Cathedral Organ |
 | | St. Michael the Archangel |
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The Altarpiece of Expectation
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