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Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Pontevedra)

The Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Pontevedra, Spain, is a catholic church, dating from the 16th century, and consecrated as a basilica on January 10, 1962, by decree of Pope John XXIII. It is currently considered a BIC. It was declared a historic-artistic monument belonging to the National Artistic Treasure by decree of 3 June 1931.

History
The basilica of Santa Maria is considered Pontevedra's main church, functioning as a cathedral. It is located in the old town of Pontevedra, in the Alonso de Fonseca square, right in the same place where a small Romanesque church used to stand, which was demolished in the 15th century. == Description ==
Description
It is a Gothic style building, with influences from the Portuguese Manueline style. and Juan Noble, and dated 1541. The door is in the central body and has a half-point arch framed by sculptures of St Peter and St Paul. In the upper part of the doorway a relief of the Dormition of Mary can be seen; and above the decoration in base to medallions in the shape of scallop shells, as well as sculptures of saints, biblical and even historical characters; and, even larger, a rose window (responsible for the lighting of the interior space), symbolising heaven. The façade is crowned by a calvary and the typical stonework of Portuguese Manueline style. Among the figures of the saints that appear in the decoration of this façade, the busts of Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortés can be seen, which are situated to the sides of the rose window. It also presents a façade on the south side of the building, with a half-point arch. It also presents a Manueline stonework crowning the walls and the apse of the temple, which presents a large decorated window in the Manueline style. The larger chapel, the chapel of Christ, the chapel of the Angustias, the chapel of the Purísima, the chapel of the Trinity or the altar of the Sorrowful Virgin. == Gallery ==
Gallery
File:Pontevedra Santa María 524.JPG|View of the interior of the rose window File:Nave central de la catedral de Pontevedra.JPG|Central aisle File:Pontevedra-Santa-María-1.jpg|High altar and side aisles File:Museo Pontevedra, 6 Edificio, 01-79 Retablo Santa María.JPG|Detail of the altarpiece of Santa María File:Basílica de Santa María A Maior, Pontevedra (1).jpg|Detail of the external decoration File:Basílica de Santa María, Pontevedra.jpg|Detail of the main façade. Dormition of the Virgin File:Detalle da Basílica de Santa María A Maior, Pontevedra.jpg|Detail of the stonework File:Sculptures on the door of Saint Mary Church, Pontevedra.jpg|Detail of the main entrance File:SMsuperior.jpg|Detail of the upper decoration File:Portico Santa Maria la Mayor, Pontevedra.JPG|Portico == References ==
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