Cathedral of Tui. The Inside. Part 2. The Transept of the Church.

The transept is of Romanesque style. It has three naves. Part of the transept is an extension of the side aisles being similar to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Both are pilgrimage churches.

The central nave of the transept in its northern part is occupied by the Monumento de Semana Santa (Holly Week Monument). The altarpiece de la Expectación is in the southern part.

The Chapel of Santo Cristo de la Agonía (northern part) and the Chapel Altarpiece of la Soledad (southern part) are located in the aisles of the transept. Romanesque capitals that are located in the transept stand out for their rich ornamentation.

The northern part of the transept.


Chapel  del Santo Cristo de la Agonía. It is of the seventeenth century.

Monumento de Semana Santa. It is of the eighteenth century, 1775.

This is the other aisle of the northern part. It is located beside the Monumento de Semana Santa.

Capitals located in the northern part of the transept.

The capitals that highlight in the Cathedral of Tui are located in the transept which is Romanesque style. They are of three types: plant forms, animal forms (monsters, quadrupeds with ape heads, lions, harpies, birds drinking from the same bowl) and historiated capitals (scenes of the Epiphany, representation of sin, devil).

These are capitals located in the Chapel of el Santo Cristo de la Agonía.

And these are capitals located beside the Monumento de Semana Santa.

The southern part of the transept

Altarpiece called de la Expectación. It is of the eighteenth century, 1722.

This is the statue of la Virgen de la Expectación o Preñada (pregnant). It is an uncommon representation of the Virgin.

Chapel and Altarpiece de la Soledad. It is of the seventeenth century and it is located beside the Altarpiece de la Expectación.

We can see a statue of the Virgin and also another Romanesque window.

We are still in the southern part of the transept.

This is the grave of Lope García Sarmiento, it is of 1607. It is located next to one of the two entrance doors to the Chapel de San Telmo o de las Reliquias. We can see to the right of the picture the other entrance door where we enter the Chapel today. Lope García Sarmiento was a chantre of the Cathedral: a canon who led in the past the choir of the Cathedral.

This is the entrance door to the Gothic cloister.

These are the capitals located in the southern part of the transept.

The capitals located in the Chapel de la Soledad.

These are the capitals located beside the Chapel de la Expectación.

The central part of the transept. The vaults are Gothic.

The vault located over the central nave of the transept, at the point where the transept intersects with the left aisle.

This is the starred vault that supports the cimborrio (a tower over the transept) of the Cathedral.

The vault located over the central nave of the transept, at the point where the transept intersects with the right aisle.

We can see a part of the High Altar, the central nave and one of the two organs from the transept.