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	Coimbra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Coimbra is a city and the capital of the district of Coimbra in Portugal.
		Coimbra is set by the Mondego River, about 40 km east of Figueira da Foz, a neighbour coastal city with several beaches, summer and seaport facilities on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Coimbra is home to Académica, a football autonomous organism of the Associação Académica de Coimbra, which plays in the Main Portuguese Football League at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, and also to Clube de Futebol União de Coimbra (a smaller sport club, but also important in the city).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Coimbra.htm (776 words)

	City of Coimbra, Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The chapel for the Coimbra 2nd and 3rd branches is one of the oldest chapels of the Church in Portugal.
		The chapel for the Coimbra 1st branch was one of the few chapels that was constructed by the church specifically to be used as a chapel.
		The old library at the University of Coimbra was built in the early 1700´s during the rein of João V. The library consists of three large rooms with rich wood carving and furnishings.
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	The Lusitanian World
		The cathedral was severely damaged in the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the main chapel was later rebuilt in the prevailing Baroque style.
		The Porta Epeciosa (Portal) of the Old Coimbra Cathedral by João de Ruão, the Convento de Cristo cloister by Diogo de Torralva and the chapel in the Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição exemplify the Renaissance in Portugal.
		In the New Cathedral of Coimbra and the Church of São Lourenço in Porto the mannerist interpenetrating frontons already tend toward the baroque as most of the decorative elements are centred on the topmost part of the edifice.
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	General Information About COIMBRA
		Coimbra is a very beautiful and peaceful town situated on the Mondego River, approximately 185 km Northeast of Lisbon and 98 km Southeast of Oporto.
		Coimbra's industry is not very strong, but both the commerce and the sector of services (specially the later) are very important and famous by their very high quality standards.
		The city of Coimbra served as the capital of Portugal from 1139 to 1385, and was the birthplace of six monarchs from the portuguese 1st Dynasty.
	www.qui.uc.pt /~rfausto/eucmos_xxv/coimbr.html (651 words)

	IPPAR - Monuments and Sites
		The Coimbra New Cathedral, an old Jesuit College and Church, was founded in 1541 and remained in the Order until the government of the Marquês de Pombal (Pombal Marquis), who determined the delivery of the temple to the diocese after the expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal, in 1759.
		The New Cathedral shows the artistic conceptions of the Counter-Reform of which the Jesuits were one of the main promoters.
		Throughout the centuries, the building was aggrandized with works coming from other Coimbra temples, namely the 17th century choir-stalls or the remarkable baptismal font, both proceeding from the Old Cathedral.
	www.ippar.pt /english/monumentos/se_coimbra.html (303 words)

	Coimbra - Practicalities - Hotel Near (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Old Coimbra sits on a hill on the right bank of the River Mondego, with the university crowding its summit.
		The Sé Velha (Old Cathedral; daily 10am-noon and 2-7.30pm, closed Fri-Sun pm), halfway down the hill, is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Portugal, little altered and seemingly unbowed by the years.
		In the early sixteenth century Coimbra was the site of a major sculptural school; the new tombs for Portugal's first kings, Afonso Henriques and Sancho I, and the elaborately carved pulpit, are among its very finest works.
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	Coimbra
		COIMBRA is a wondrous and atmospheric city and well worth taking the time to wander around and enjoy its delights.
		When one thinks of Coimbra immediately one thinks of the magnificent university that hovers with its dense red roofs on a hill top over the city which, on a clear day can be seen mirrored in the meandering waters of the river Mondego.
		The focus of the square is the church of the Holy Cross (Santa Cruz) founded in 1131 along with the Santa Cruz café which, is architecturally part of the church, with its stone vaulted ceiling and wood and mirrored panel walls.
	www.iscac.pt /euroweek/coimbra.html (518 words)

	Information and Hotels Beiras Region of Portugal
		Coimbra, the provincial capital, is the birthplace of six kings and the seat of Portugal's first university, reputedly the second oldest in the world.
		Coimbra’s old cathedral is one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in Europe.
		Occupied by the Moors, Coimbra was captured by the Christians in 1064, becoming the capital of the Portugal under the first Portuguese dynasty.
	eportugalhotels.com /RegionBeiras.php (366 words)

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		Coimbra, the first capitol of Portugal, is located approximately 125 miles north of the present capitol, Lisbon.
		Overlooking Coimbra is the tall tower of the well-known Coimbra University, founded in 1290.The presence of students, with their fl capes and their romantic serenades (the "fado singers of Coimbra, accompanied by Portuguese guitars), is strongly felt in the everyday life of the city.
		To tempt the palate, Coimbra's restaurants serve lamprey and rice Mondego Valley style, "Chanfana" of roast kid in wine, followed by dessert of "queijadas", "manjares brancos" (local sweet cakes), Santa Clara patties and the famous "arrufadas" (honey puffed pastries).
	www.santaclarasistercities.org /print_coimbra.htm (471 words)

	Coimbra travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see - World66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Coimbra is the third largest portuguese city with 150.000 inhabitants and it is the biggest city in the central area of Portugal.
		Coimbra, the first capital of Portugal, is home of Coimbra University, one of the oldest in Europe, founded in Lisbon in 1290 by king Dinis and then transferred to Coimbra in 1537 by King JoÃ£o III.
		The old University buildings are situated on the top of a hill, which overlooks the city and the river.
	www.europeonvacation.com /europe/portugal/coimbra.html (410 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Bull-fighting is the rag-week sport of choice among Coimbra’s intelligentsia, who then graduate in gowns and bandages.
		Over at Coimbra’s Old Cathedral (distinct from the New Cathedral which is a mere 400 years old), the altarpiece proudly carries a carving of a pig playing the bagpipes.
		Coimbra apart, the touchline is almost within touching distance from the tribunes.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040611/asp/sports/story_3358080.asp (792 words)

	Secretplaces — Guide to authentic and romantic Beiras hotels
		These include the “Old” Cathedral, one of the finest examples of a fortress church in Romanesque style in the country, with a notable 13th century cloister, and the “New” Cathedral a 17th century church built in the Mannerist style.
		Coimbra University Tower goes back to 1728 and is seen as a symbol of the city.
		The interesting Cathedral in Viseu still retains the appearance of a fortified building though later alterations can be seen, particularly the 17th century façade and the 18th century decoration on top of the bell towers.
	www.secretplaces.com /sp/1/regions/Beiras_hotels.asp (922 words)

	Coimbra, Centre, Portugal - Tourism Information and guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This was a period of major splendour in the Coimbra Romanesque workshops but also of decadence and stagnation of structural and decorative solutions.
		Coimbra, with a university founded in 1290, is popularly known as the 'Oxford of Portugal'.
		Situated in the centre of the city of Coimbra, the Tivoli Coimbra was.pened in 1991.
	www.portugalvirtual.pt /_tourism/costadeprata/coimbra/ukcity.html (1122 words)

	Coimbra on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It became the capital of Alfonso I, first king of Portugal, and continued as an important royal residence after the capital was transferred to Lisbon in the 13th cent.
		The view of the Rio Mondego River from the heights of Coimbra, the site fo one of Europe's oldest universities, is testimony to the aesthetic vision of Coimbra University's 13th-century founders.
		L'attaquant anglais Wayne Rooney, jeudi à Coimbra Sans doute un peu traumatisés par leur défaite "hitchcockienne" contre l.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/c/coimbra.asp (723 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Coimbra @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		96,142), capital of Coimbra dist., W central Portugal, on the Mondego River, in Beira Litoral.
		The old capital of Beira, it is a market center with small industries but is known chiefly for its history and for the famous university, which was founded (1292) by King Diniz in Lisbon but was moved temporarily to Coimbra in 1308 and permanently in 1540.
		Coimbra, then known as Conimbriga, was an important town in Roman days.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:Coimbra&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (180 words)

	Popular saints in Portugal: Santa Isabela of Portugal
		In all the region of Coimbra, Santa Isabel, or, as the people call her, the Holy Queen, is the object of the most successful Marrano Jewish or crypto-Jewish cult in Portugal.
		Among the promoters and the witnesses of the saintliness of the Holy Queen was this man, Antonio Homem, 47 years old, canon of the University of Coimbra and of the Cathedral, a man of great prestige in the city.
		The Coimbra operation for her canonization, led by Antonio Homen, that took the lives of so many witnesses and promoters, was very efficient for the glory of Isabel and a disaster for the people of Esther.
	www.portcult.com /OPS_11.htm (2211 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Diocese of Coimbra
		The first known bishop was Lucentius, who assisted (563) at the first council of Braga, the metropolitan See of Coimbra, until the latter was attached to the ecclesiastical province of Mérida (650-62).
		Titular bishops of Coimbra continued the succession under the Arab conquest, one of whom witnessed the consecration of the church of Santiago de Composotela in 876.
		The old cathedral of Coimbra, built in the first half of the twelfth century, partly at the expense of Bishop Miguel and his chapter, is a remarkable monument of Romanesque architecture; the new cathedral, a Renaissance building dating from 1580, is of little interest.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04095b.htm (302 words)

	Coimbra:
		The charming town of Coimbra is dominated by the tall tower of its old university.
		Se Velha: The old cathedral was built in the 12th century and is often thought to be one of Portugal's oldest with a strong French influence from its architects.
		Cathedral Area: Always liveliest during term time, the district boasts plenty of cafes and bars, many of which have live music and are a magnet for the younger generation.
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	ICAR 2003: The 11th International Conference on Advanced Robotics
		Coimbra was first capital of the Portuguese Kingdom, founded in 1143 by D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal.
		Lively Coimbra is renowned for its university, which was established in the 13th century.
		Botanical Gardens - The Coimbra Botanic Gardens (Jardim Botânico) are the largest and oldest in Portugal, founded in the 18th century, and covering 20 hectares (50 acres).
	www.isr.uc.pt /~rui/icar2003/coimbra.html (415 words)

	Coimbra, Portugal Cheap Hotels Motels - hotel and motel rooms and reservations available in Coimbra, Portugal
		Coimbra, Portugal is a great place to stay in a hotel or rent a car.
		COIMBRA was Portugal's capital from 1143 to 1255 and it ranks behind only the cities of Lisbon and Oporto in historic importance.
		Click on a hotel or motel name from the list of hotels and motels available in Coimbra, Portugal to find hotel and motel reservations that are available at this location.
	www.eztrip.com /Colares/Coimbra/COIMBRA_PT_INTL.html (358 words)

	Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He was planning an expedition to Morocco when he died in 1252 and was buried in the cathedral at Seville, clothed as he had requested in the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis.
		Henry III became King of Castile and Leon in 1390 upon the death of his father, John I. His father arranged his marriage to Catherine, the daughter of John of Gaunt, as a means to end the conflict between the two men.
		Henry III was only 9 years old when he was married, and became King at the age of 11.
	www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d3.html (3240 words)

	Portugal tours. Oporto and Lisbon tours in Portugal. Guided travel and sightseeing tours of Portugal. Cheap private ...
		Until being replaced by Lisbon in 1255, Coimbra had been the headquarters of the Portuguese Court and for that the capital of Portugal.
		Paper mills are 2 centuries old and marked the beginning of industrialization in Portugal.
		One of those members was an abbess, caught in the cathedral and dragged outside to Geraldo square were she was lynched and decapitated.
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	JOSE MARIA ECA DE QUEIROZ - LoveToKnow Article on JOSE MARIA ECA DE QUEIROZ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He went through the university of Coimbra, and on taking his degree in law was appointed Administrador de Conceiho at Leiria, but soon tired of the narrow mental atmosphere of the old cathedral town and left it.
		He accompanied the Conde de Rezende to Egypt, where he assisted at the opening of the Suez Canal, and to Palestine, and on his return settled down to journalism in Lisbon and began to evolve a style, at once magical and unique, which was to renovate, his countrys prose.
		The Mandarin, a fantastic variation on the old theme of a man self-sold to Satan, and The Illustrious House of Ramires, are the only other writings of his that require mention, except The Correspondence of Fradique Mendes.
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	Travel Trade: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Coimbra: Portugal's first capital, Coimbra is an ancient university town and birthplace of several of Portugal's early kings.
		Points of interest include the imposing Old Cathedral, the church and monastery of Santa Cruz and the nearby Roman ruins of Conimbriga.
		It is ringed by the splendid cathedral, the palace housing the Grão Vasco Museum and the Church of Mercy.
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	IPPAR - Monuments and Sites
		This programme, quite homogeneous in all its parts, began during Dom Miguel Salomão's episcopate in the 60's of the 12th century and lasted through the first half of the 13th century, concluding the main portal.
		The action of Master Robert, an architect of French origin, who also worked in the Cathedral of Lisbon and in Santa Cruz de Coimbra, and who went at least twice to the Coimbra Old Cathedral to solve structural problems was a major contribution for this rupture.
		In the following centuries some parts of Coimbra Old Cathedral suffered several modifications, namely, in the outside, the Porta Especiosa (Specious Entrance), a Renaissance work of the major importance in the national context, built during the 30's of the 16th century, which overlaid the northern front of the Romanesque transept.
	www.ippar.pt /english/monumentos/se_velhacoimbra.html (473 words)

	BUG - Backpackers Guide to budget travel in Evora, Obidos and Coimbra, Central Portugal
		Coimbra is a vibrant city with lots of students who study at the university, which was founded in 1290.
		The city is divided into two: the baixa (lower town) by the river is the main commerical centre and alta (upper town) is the older part of the city where the university and many of Coimbra's main attractions are located.
		Coimbra is centrally located between Lisbon and Porto and all trains and many buses travelling between the two cities stop here.
	www.bugeurope.com /destinations/pt-cent.html (879 words)

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		An old university town, Coimbra is situated in Portugal's central Beiras region.
		The old quarter features the Old Cathedral and the Machado de Castro Museum and, if you follow the ancient, uneven streets, you'll also find the monasteries of Santa Cruz and Celas, founded between the 12th and 13th centuries.
		Visit during early spring and summer (April to July), when the university lets out and you can absorb just how lively Coimbra becomes when students are out and about (festivities include the Queima das Fitas, in which students tear and burn their traditional gowns and faculty ribbons).
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	Coimbra : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		Coimbra's charms and mysteries unfold as you walk up Rua Ferreira Borges, under the Gothic Arco de Almedina with its coat of arms.
		To the left of the altar is a 16th-century chapel, designed by a French artist, that contains the tomb of one of the bishops of Coimbra.
		Admission to the old cathedral is free; admission to the cloisters is 1€ ($1.15).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/coimbra/2658010029.html (579 words)

	The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Cardinals - 2003
		Consecrated, October 13, 2003, Wawel cathedral basilica, Kraków, by Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, archbishop of Kraków, assisted by Cardinal Marian Jaworski, archbishop of Lviv of the Latins, Ukraine, and by Józef Kowalczyk, titular archbishop of Eraclea, nuncio in Poland.
		Coadjutor in the parish of the Sagrario of the metropolitan cathedral.
		Consecrated, September 14, 1985, cathedral of Albano, by Pope John Paul II, assisted by Eduardo Martínez Somalo, titular archbishop of Tagora, substitute of the Secretariat of State, and by Achille Silvestrini, titular archbishop of Novaliciana, secretary of the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church.
	www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/bios2003.htm (9513 words)

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