Vincent of Saragossa
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Vincent of Saragossa was a deacon of the Church of Zaragoza. He is considered as a Protomartyr of Spain and the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia. His feast day is 22 January in the Cathol
15th-century painting of Vincent by Tomás Giner.
The martyrdom of Vincent in the Golden Legend (1497)
St. Vincent of Saragossa (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century)
Saint Vincent Martyr thrown into the dung heap
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
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The Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba in the Spanish region of Andalusia. Officially called the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, it is dedic
Vincent of Saragossa
…King Reccared and his nobles to Trinitarian Christianity. When the Moors came in 711, the church was razed, and its materials incorporated in the Mezquita de Córdoba, the "Great Mosque" of Cordova. The Cape Verde island of São Vicente, a former Portuguese colony, was named in his honour because it was discovered on…
Mezquita de Córdoba desde el aire
Excavated Late Roman or Visigothic mosaics visible under the floor of the Mosque-Cathedral today
The columns and two-tiered arches in the original section of the mosque building. The columns and capitals are spolia from earlier structures.
Bab al-Wuzara ("Viziers' Gate", today the Puerta de San Esteban), one of the oldest surviving gates of the mosque. Its decoration dates from 855.