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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27214" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_27214" /> == | ||
<p> the see of a [[Roman]] archbishop in Portugal. The bishopric of [[Braga]] was established soon after the conquest of [[Portugal]] by the Suevi, and somewhat later it was changed into an archbishopric. | <p> the see of a [[Roman]] archbishop in Portugal. The bishopric of [[Braga]] was established soon after the conquest of [[Portugal]] by the Suevi, and somewhat later it was changed into an archbishopric. Three councils (Concilia Bracarensia) were held there: in 563, against the [[Priscillianists]] and [[Arians]] (this council completed the conversion of the Suevi from [[Arianism]] to orthodoxy); in 572 and 672, on church discipline. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69635" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69635" /> == | ||
