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Cathedrals In Spain
This is a list of cathedrals in Spain, as established by the Spanish Episcopal Conference. It includes all 87 currently active cathedrals and co-cathedrals. All of these temples are Roman Catholic, and cathedrals of other Christian denominations are listed separately below. Some former Roman Catholic cathedrals are also listed separately. A cathedral church (building), church is a Christianity, Christian place of worship that is the chief church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the ''cathedra'' or bishop's seat. As this list limits itself to temples that hold this title, some famous churches of the country are not included here, notably Barcelona's Sagrada Família, Basilica of the Sagrada Família and Santa Maria del Mar, Barcelona, Santa María del Mar, the Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga, Basilica of Covadonga, the Poblet Abbey, the Hermitage of El Rocío, or El Escorial and Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, Guadalupe M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albacete Cathedral
The Cathedral of San Juan de Albacete ( es, Catedral de San Juan de Albacete) is a Roman Catholic church located in Albacete, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1982. History The church of San Juan was constructed in 1515 in place of a Mudéjar edifice. At this time, Albacete belonged to the Diocese of Cartagena. In the 16th century the previous Gothic vaults were demolished and replaced with the current Baroque ones. In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War its bells were melted down only to be replaced in 1947 by its current bells. It was also during this post war period, in 1949 when the principal facade was finished and the Diocese of Albacete The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albacete ( la, Albasiten(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Albacete in the Ecclesiastical province of Toledo in Spain. History * November 2, 1949: Established as Diocese of Albacete from the Diocese of Cart ... was formed, elevating the church to cathedral status. In 1960 the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badajoz Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist of Badajoz ( es, Catedral metropolitana de San Juan Bautista de Badajoz) is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in Badajoz, Extremadura, western Spain. Since 1994, together with the Co-cathedral of Saint Mary Major of Mérida, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz. History After the reconquest of Badajoz in 1230 by King Alfonso IX of León, the new bishop Pedro Pérez initially adapted the former mosque in the Badajoz Alcazaba (citadel) as a cathedral. A new cathedral was not begun until the mid-13th century. The site chosen was that of a pre-existing Visigothic and Mozarabic church in the Campo de San Juan, situated outside the citadel. In 1270, though the construction was not finished, the new cathedral was consecrated and dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The various works on the building lasted until the 15th century, and were followed by some modifications and renovations in the 16th-17th centuries. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-Cathedral Of Mérida, Spain
The Metropolitan co-cathedral of Saint Mary Major of Mérida ( es, Concatedral metropolitana de San Maria la Mayor) is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in Mérida, Extremadura, western Spain. Since 1994, together with the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist of Badajoz, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz. History Mérida was founded in the 25 BC, with the name of ''Emerita Augusta'', by order of Emperor Augustus, to protect a pass and a bridge over the Guadiana river. The city became one of the most important cities in the Roman empire. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, during the Visigothic period, the city maintained much of its splendor, especially under the 6th century domination of the bishops of Emerita, when it was the capital of Hispania. The see of the bishopric of Emerita was ''"Church of Saint Mary of Jerusalem"'' ( es, Santa María de Ierusalem). In 713 Mérida was conquered by the Muslim army under Musa bin Nusair but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cáceres Cathedral
The Co-Cathedral of Cáceres is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Cáceres, region of Extremadura, Spain. The cathedral was erected in the 15th century in a Gothic style, with the main portal following the Romanesque architectural tradition. The main 16th-century retablo A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. More generally ''retablo'' is also the Spanish term for a retable or reredos above an altar, whether ..., dedicated to the ''Assumption of the Virgin'', was carved by Roque Balduque and Guillen Ferrant. The interior has notable artworks and sculptures, including a ''San Pedro de Alcantara'' by Enrique Pérez Comendador. This church was granted the status of co-cathedral in 1957; it shares Coria's diocese. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartagena Cathedral
The Cathedral of Cartagena in Spain, or the Cathedral of Santa María la Vieja, was a cathedral of the Diocese of Cartagena, located on the hill of La Concepción in the old town of Cartagena, Spain, Cartagena. It has been in ruins since 1939, when it was destroyed when Cartagena was shelled in the Spanish Civil War by Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces. History Cartagena had a see before the Muslim conquest of Spain, but no trace of the pre-conquest cathedral has been found yet. In 1243 Alfonso X of Castile launched a campaign to reconquer the Kingdom of Murcia, and petitioned Pope Innocent IV to restore the Diocese of Cartagena. In 1250 the Pope issued the bull "Spiritus exultante" restoring the diocese. The first bishop of the new phase of the Diocese was the Franciscan friar Pedro Gallego, Alfonso's confessor. There is inconclusive evidence whether there was a cathedral in Cartagena at that time. In medieval and Renaissance documents the church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murcia Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary in Murcia (Spanish: ''Iglesia Catedral de Santa María en Murcia''), commonly called the Cathedral of Murcia, is a Catholic church in the city of Murcia, Spain. It is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cartagena. History The Christian king Jaime I the Conqueror conquered the city during the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–66. Jaime I took the Great Mosque or Aljamía to consecrate it to the Virgin Mary; a custom he put in place when he conquered any settlement. However, it was not until the 14th century that construction of the cathedral would begin. In 1385 work on the foundations started and in 1388 the first stone was laid. Another six years passed until constructions upwards continued; the cathedral would be finished in October 1467. Nevertheless, the cathedral continued to evolve until the 18th century, demonstrating a variety of artistic styles. The interior is largely Gothic in style; the facade is Baroque and it was designed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibiza Cathedral
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows ( ca, Catedral de la Verge de les Neus, es, Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves) is the principal church and cathedral of the City of Ibiza (''Eivissa''). History In 1234, the future conquerors of the island, Guillermo de Montgrí, Peter of Portugal and Nuno Sanç, signed an agreement stipulating that establishing a parish dedicated to Saint Mary would be one of their first obligations upon conquest. As a result, the parish was established once the City of Eivissa was taken on August 8, 1235. The existing structure is the result of numerous changes to the original building, including additions to the east side that include a trapezoidal bell tower and a polygonal apse with its five chapels. It is a very solid building, built in the Catalan Gothic style in the 16th century. In 1435, the church had five chapels, dedicated to Saint James and Saint Michael, to Saint Tecla and Saint Anthony, to Saint John Baptist and Saint John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palma Cathedral
The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma (Cathedral of St. Mary of Palma), more commonly referred to as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. Description Built by the Crown of Aragón on the site of a Moorish-era mosque, the cathedral is 121 metres long, 40 metres wide and its nave is 44 metres tall. By way of comparison, the height of the central nave reaches 33m in Notre Dame de Paris, 38m in Reims, 42m in Notre-Dame d'Amiens and 48m in Saint-Pierre de Beauvais, the highest of all Gothic cathedrals. Designed in the Catalan Gothic style but with Northern European influences, it was begun by King James I of Aragon in 1229 but only finished in 1601. It sits within the old city of Palma atop the former citadel of the Roman city, between the Royal Palace of La Almudaina and the episcopal palace. It also overlooks the ''Parc de la Mar'' and the Mediterranean Sea. In 1901, fifty years after a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciutadella De Menorca Cathedral
The Cathedral Basilica of Ciutadella de Menorca is a Roman Catholic church in Ciutadella de Menorca, in the island of Menorca, in Balearic Islands, Spain. It was constructed on the orders of King Alfonso III of Aragon "the Liberal", the conqueror of the island, in 1287 on the site of an old mosque.Phil Lee ''The Rough Guide to Menorca'' 2004 p66 "The king had a political point to make too - he built his cathedral, a gigantic affair of golden sandstone, bang on top of the Great Mosque inside the Almudaina, the old Moorish citadel. The Reconquista was to be no temporary matter." History Construction started in 1300 and was finished in 1362, creating a building of the Catalan Gothic style, and is notable for the width of the nave, flanked by six chapels to each side. The five-sided apse is oriented to the east. After the desecration and devastation of the cathedral by the Ottoman Empire Turks under Admiral of the Ottoman Fleet Pialí Bajá in 1558 and the collapse of the vaults o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo Cathedral
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Co-Cathedral Of Guadalajara, Spain
The Co-cathedral of Santa María de la Fuente la Mayor (Spanish: ''Concatedral de Santa María de la Fuente la Mayor'') is a co-cathedral located in Guadalajara, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara. The building is in mudejar style. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural A Bien de Interés Cultural is a category of the heritage register in Spain. The term is also used in Venezuela and other Spanish-speaking countries. The term literally means a "good of cultural interest" ("goods" in the economic sense) and inclu ...'' in 1941. References Roman Catholic churches in Guadalajara, Spain Former mosques in Spain 14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Roman Catholic cathedrals in Castilla–La Mancha Mudéjar architecture in Castilla–La Mancha Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Guadalajara {{Spain-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
