CALAHORRACORIACIUDAD RODRIGO
- See dedicated to the Virgin and Child.
- Origin of bishopric in Calabria under Romans (legendary?).
- Foundation of city in 1150; erection of see, 1170.
- First bishop, Domingo, 1170.
- See nominally suppressed in 1870; in reality the suppression has not
taken place as yet.
- Cathedral church begun toward 1160.
- XIIth century Romanesque-Gothic edifice.
- Tower and western front date from XVIIIth century.
- Lady-chapel from XVIth century.
- Building suffered considerably from French in 1808.
- Chief attractions: Romanesque narthex, cloister, choir-stalls,
Romanesque doors leading into transept.[{372}]