The Cathedrals of Northern Spain / Their History and Their Architecture; Together with Much of Interest Concerning the Bishops, Rulers and Other Personages Identified with Them

by Charles Rudy

LUGO

• See dedicated to the Mother and Child.
• Bishopric erected in Vth century; first bishop, Agrestio, in 433.
• Cathedral began in 1129; completed in 1177.
• XIIth century Galician Romanesque spoilt by posterior additions.
• Building greatly reformed in XVIth to XVIIIth centuries.
• Chief attractions: The ensemble (interior), western portal, exterior of apse.