Oviedo Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (, ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern  Spain.

Many styles of architectural styles were used in building the cathedral. They include Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance. It began as a large Pre-Romanesque basilica in the present location of the Gothic cathedral. That first building was built by order of King Alfonso II of Asturias.

History
The Cathedral was founded by King Fruela I of Asturias in 781 AD. In 802, his son Alfonso II of Asturias made it bigger. He made Oviedo the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias.

 People buried at Oviedo Cathedral 
Saint Eulogius of Córdoba
Fruela I of Asturias
Munia Lopez de Gascogne, wife of Fruela I
Teresa de Leon, wife of Sancho I of León
Jimena De Pamplona, wife of Alfonso III of León
Saint Leocadia, relics later moved from Oviedo
Saint Pelagius (912-925)

 References 







 Other websites 

 Página Oficial de la Catedral
 Mirabilia Ovetensia:Ficha, reconstrucciones infográficas y visita virtual al monumento 
 Campanas de la Catedral de Oviedo
 Catedral en Google Earth 

Category:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Spain
Category:Oviedo
Category:9th-century buildings and structures