construction was completed on cathedral of santiago de compostela in 1211.
construction was completed on cathedral of santiago de compostela in 1211.
when was construction completed on cathedral of santiago de compostela?
1211
the pórtico da gloria ("portico of the glory" in galician) of the cathedral of santiago de compostela is a romanesque portico by master mateo and his workshop commissioned by king ferdinand ii of león. to commemorate its completion in 1188, the date was carved on a stone and set in the cathedral, and the lintels were placed on the portico. finalising the complete three-piece set took until 1211, when the temple was consecrated in the presence of king alfonso ix of león.
santiago de compostela cathedral
bullet::::- sánchez sánchez, xosé m., “recuento de las fuentes medievales del archivo de la catedral de santiago de compostela”, in compostellanum, vol. li, nº 3-4 (2006), santiago de compostela, pp. 313–323.









































bullet::::- sánchez sánchez, xosé m., la iglesia de santiago y el pontificado en la edad media (1140–1414). bulario medieval de la catedral de santiago, santiago de compostela, 2006.









































bullet::::- sánchez sánchez, xosé m., a colección lópez ferreiro do arquivo-biblioteca da catedral de santiago de compostela, santiago de compostela, 2009.









































bullet::::- sánchez sánchez, xosé m., catálogo de manuscritos do arquivo-biblioteca da catedral de santiago de compostela, santiago de compostela, 2009.
archive-library of the cathedral of santiago de compostela and the medieval documentary funds