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The Cathedral, dedicated to St. Mary, dominates Évora. It has three naves. In
the central nave we can see the Medieval image of Our Lady of Ó; in front of it
the Angel of the Annunciation, a later work by Flemish painter Olivier de Gand.
If we stop there we can see,, above and to the right between the arches, a
bust. It is the cathedral’s architect who has posed for posterity; the initials
it has (C. E.), define him: Constructor Edit.
Various styles and many eras characterise the cathedral, giving it a unique
unity, however. The gothic cloister is from the first half of the 14th
Century. The founding bishop - D. Pedro – is buried there; the first concilium
(council) of the city took place there, which is immortalised in the oldest
stone coat of arms in the city. The Esporão chapel arch is plateresque gothic;
the chapel is baroque (it substituted the gothic altar in 1717), the work of D.
João V, with marbles from Alentejo; the choir pew is from the 1500s and has
Flemish designs on it. The Religious Art Museum, with its rich variety of
exhibits, should also be mentioned. The Évora Cathedral Polyphonic School also
had its home here, and it was especially successful in the 1500s under the
protection of the Cardinal King D. Henrique.
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