Dalmacio de Mur y de Cervelló

Who was Dalmacio de Mur y de Cervelló?

Dalmacio de Mur y de Cervelló was a Spanish prelate of the fifteenth century. He served as Bishop of Girona, Bishop of Tarragona, and finally Archbishop of Zaragoza.

Dalmacio de Mur y Cervelló was born at Cervera. He was a patron of the arts, embellishing with Gothic art the churches he served in. In 1426 he commissioned from the sculptor Pere Johan the alabaster and wood retablo that still dominates the Cathedral of Tarragona. He was buried in the La Seo Cathedral of Zaragoza.