Cathedral of Tui. The Inside. Part 3. The Chapels of the Church.

We will visit today the chapels of the Cathedral. They are: the Chapel del Santísimo that is located beside the aisle to the left. The High Chapel in the apse has the Chapel of Santiago and the Chapel of San Pedro on both sides. We will also see the Chapel of San Telmo also called Chapel of the Relics. The Chapel of Santa Catalina deserves separate treatment by being there the Cathedral Museum.

Chapel del Santísimo.

The chapel del Santísimo also called de San Andrés was built by Bishop Juan Fernández de Sotomayor II who was buried in it. Also other bishops of different historical periods are buried there. The beginning of the works took place in 1419 and was completed in 1464. It is of Gothic style and it is situated in the northwestern corner of the Cathedral. The chapel forms part of the tower of San Andrés that has three floors.


This is the altarpiece of the chapel and it is of 1766.

We can see sepulchers and the two windows facing the north façade.

The present entrance door we can see to the left is of 1767. The original door that was in the center of the chapel was walled up.

The Gothic vault that covers the chapel is eight ribs.

Now we can see the part of the chapel where the tomb of Bishop Hue Gutiérrez is located. A Romanesque window is seen in the upper left part of the picture.

A tomb.

Main Chapel

In the late fifteenth century, between 1495 and 1499, the original Romanesque apse of the Cathedral was replaced by what are today the chapel of Santiago, the Main Chapel and the chapel of San Pedro.


View of the Main Chapel and the choir. The choir was made in 1699. It was located in the central nave and was moved to the Main Chapel in 1954.

Nativity scene in the high altar. We also see to the right of the picture the statue of the Virgin and Child of the sixteenth century. It is exhibited during the rest of the year at the Diocesan Museum that is located beside the Cathedral. Every year at Christmas individuals, associations and institutions of Tui exhibit their nativity scenes along the entire Cathedral.

The statue of the Virgin and Child is of the sixteenth century.

The Chapel of Santiago.

The Chapel of Santiago is located beside the Main Chapel to its left. It was built as we see today in the late fifteenth century, when the original Romanesque apse was renovated and replaced. The altarpiece of Santiago is of 1696 and represents the Apostle on horseback.

This is a part of the altarpiece that represents the Apostle Santiago on horseback.

The Chapel of San Pedro

The Chapel of San Pedro is located beside the Main Chapel to its right. It was built as we see today in the late fifteenth century, when the original Romanesque apse was renovated and replaced. The altarpiece of San Pedro is of 1713 and represents souls, heaven, hell, purgatory and limbo.

This is a tomb of the 14th century that probably belongs to Bishop Juan de Castro. The statue of Our Lady of Fatima is seen to the left of the picture.

The Chapel of San Telmo

The Chapel of San Telmo also called de las Reliquias is located beside the entrance door to the cloister of the Cathedral. It has two parts that were built at different times. The part you see in the picture closer to the door is of 1578. It was built by Bishop D. Diego de Torquemada who is buried there. The part in the picture is brighter is of the eighteenth century. The chapel was extended in 1732. The Reliquary Altar we can see in the background of the picture and the Baroque dome highlight.

This is the vault that covers the part of the Chapel of San Telmo that was built in 1578.

This altarpiece is also located in this part of the chapel.

Sepulchre of D. Diego de Torquemada.

View of the part of the chapel that was extended in 1732. We see the Reliquary Altar and the dome. Today is Christmas Eve. Every year at Christmas individuals, associations and institutions of Tui exhibit their nativity scenes along the entire Cathedral.

The Baroque dome.

The Reliquary Altar keeps a wide collection of relics highlighting the silver bust of San Telmo (1777), among others.

We can see the Reliquary Altar in Christmas Eve. There is a Nativity scene.

This altarpiece is dedicated to Santa Teresa del Niño Jesús. It was made in the late 17^th century. Originally it was located beside the Chapel del Santísimo.