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Cathedral Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Elevation, Ambato
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Elevation ( es, Basílica Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Elevación ) Also Ambato Cathedral is the name that receives a religious building that belongs to the Catholic Church and is located between Bolivar and Montalvo streets in front of the Juan Montalvo Park of the city of Ambato, Ecuador, Ambato capital of the province of Tungurahua in the center of the South American country of Ecuador. It has the distinction of Minor Basilica since April 1961. Its history goes back to 1698 when the original chapel was built that was destroyed by the earthquake of 1797. It was in 1954 when the present temple was inaugurated in replacement of another structure affected by a new earthquake in 1949. The church follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the seat of the Diocese of Ambato (Dioecesis Ambatensis) that was created in 1948 by Pope Pius XII through the bull ''Quae ad maius''. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Bishop Jorge Giovanny Pazmiñ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambato, Ecuador
Ambato (; full form, San Juan de Ambato; Quechuan languages, Quechua: Ampatu Llaqta) is a city located in the central Andes, Andean valley of Ecuador. Lying on the banks of the Ambato River (Ecuador), Ambato River, the city also sits beneath several tall mountains. It is the Tungurahua province capital city Tungurahua Province, Tungurahua, at an elevation of 2,577 meters above sea level. It is variously nicknamed "City of Flowers and Fruits", "Land of the Three Juan's", and "Garden of Ecuador." Ambato's inhabitants are called Ambateños or Guaytambos (after a type of native peach that the valley is famous for producing). The current mayor of Ambato is Javier Altamirano. The city has been fully or partially destroyed by earthquakes several times in its history, most recently on 1949 Ambato earthquake, 5 August 1949, when the city and its cathedral were almost completely devastated. The city was rebuilt in the following two years. In honour of the tenacity of their residents, Ambat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
