The mausoleum of Saint Frutuoso near Braga, in Portugal, and the transit of Byzantine influences in early Middle Ages’ Europe
Jorge Rodrigues
In the vicinities of Braga, one most important religious centres Iberian Peninsula, Saint Frutuoso is believed to have built a small centralized-plan building, in Montelios, probably intended be his mausoleum. Different authors date it large time span, from 7th turn 11th centuries, affiliating construction artistic traditions as diverse Visigoth, Byzantine or Mozarabic. What we propose discuss this paper not only evidence that links mausoleum its ‘Patron Saint’, but also obvious influences received and misdeeds suffered with restoration 20th century, shuffling available material evidence.
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