Capela de São Torcato - Guimarães, Portugal - Medieval Churches on Waymarking.com

[PT]
"A actual igreja de São Torcato, nos arredores de Guimarães, é o produto de várias fases construtivas, ao longo de praticamente quatro séculos (X-XIII). O aspecto geral do templo data deste último período, mais concretamente de uma fase construtiva românica, datada ainda da primeira metade do século XII. Sabe-se que D. Afonso Henriques doou o templo aos Cónegos de Santo Agostinho e que em 1132 a cabeceira foi sagrada pelo arcebispo de Braga, D. Paio Mendes. Esta campanha, todavia, pela sua rapidez e pela abundante reutilização de materiais pré-românicos, parece ter sido uma mera reforma do edifício anterior, que privilegiou elementos como o arco triunfal, as janelas e a linha de cornija, mas que manteve, genericamente, a estrutura do século X."

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[EN]
"The present church of St. Torcato on the outskirts of Guimarães, is the product of several building phases over almost four centuries (X-XIII). The general appearance of the temple dates from this latter period, more specifically a Romanesque construction phase, also dated from the first half of the twelfth century. It is known that D Afonso Henriques donated the temple to the Canons of St. Augustine in 1132 and that the head was sacred by the Archbishop of Braga, D. Palo Mendes. This campaign, however, by its rapidity and by the abundant material reuse pre-Romanesque, seems to have been a mere reform of the previous building, which favored elements such as the triumphal arch, the windows and the cornice line, but he held, generally, the century structure X."

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Building Materials: Stone

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