Braga, Councils of

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• Councils of Braga —     Councils of Braga     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Braga     Many councils were held in Braga, some of them important. The authenticity of the so called council of 411 is very doubtful. It was probably invented by Father Bernardo… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Councils of Braga — Many church councils were held in Braga in the Middle Ages. Braga was the metropolitan of an ecclesiastical province and it was the chief bishopric of the Kingdom of Galicia during the Suevic period and in the High Middle Ages. Council of Braga… …   Wikipedia

• Braga — Infobox Municipality pt official name = Braga image coat of arms = BRG.png Region = Norte Subregion = Cávado District = Braga Mayor name = Mesquita Machado Mayor party = PS area total = 183.2 population total = 175,063 (2007) population density …   Wikipedia

• Ecclesiastical history of Braga — The region around the city of Braga, in today Portugal, was an important centre for the spreading of Christendom in the Iberian Peninsula. This is reflected in the number of religious personalities associated with the region and the fact that… …   Wikipedia

• Martin of Braga — Image of St Martin of Braga in a 10th century manuscript. Saint Martin of Braga (in Latin Martinus Bracarensis, c. 520–580) was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Hispania (now Braga in Portugal), a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author …   Wikipedia

• Concilio de Braga — El rey Miro con Martín de Braga Durante la Edad Media, se realizaron varios concilios eclesiásticos en la ciudad episcopal de Braga, (del latín Bracara Augusta) metrópoli de la provincia eclesiástica de la Galicia sueva. Concilio de Braga (411),… …   Wikipedia Español

• Brook Silva-Braga — Infobox Person image size = 150px name = Brook Silva Braga caption = birth name = birth date = birth date and age|1979|03|27 birth place = Rhode Island death date = residence = New York, New York known for = Documentary A Map for Saturday , award …   Wikipedia

• Primer concilio de Braga — Para otros usos de este término, véase Concílio de Braga. I Concilio de Braga Fecha 561 Reconocido por ? Concilio anterior ? Concilio posterior …   Wikipedia Español

• Second Council of Braga — The Second Council of Braga, held in 572, presided over by Martin of Dumio, was held to increase the number of bishops in Galaecia. Twelve bishops assisted at this council, and ten decrees were promulgated: (1) that the bishops should in their… …   Wikipedia

• First Council of Braga — In the First Council of Braga of 561 eight bishops took part, and twenty two decrees were promulgated, among others the following: that in the services of the church the same rite should be followed by all, and that on vigils and in solemn Masses …   Wikipedia