Oviedo Cathedral
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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain.
Façade of the cathedral
The old romanesque Tower of San Salvador
The cathedral
Portico of the cathedral
Alfonso III of Asturias
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Alfonso III, called the Great, was king of Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of Ordoño I. After his death, the Kingdom of Asturias was split between his sons, with García
Oviedo Cathedral
…Teresa Ansúrez, wife of Sancho I of León Alfonso III of Asturias Jimena of Pamplona, wife of Alfonso III of Asturias…
Miniature (c. 1118) from the archives of Oviedo Cathedral showing Alfonso III flanked by his queen, Jimena (left), and his bishop, Gomelo II (right).