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Metropolitan Cathedral Of St. John The Baptist, Niterói
The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist ( pt, Catedral Metropolitana São João Batista) Also Niterói Cathedral It is a Catholic cathedral built in late colonial style in the city of Niterói, in the state of Rio de Janeiro in the south of Brazil. It is located in Jardim São João, set of landscaped squares in the historical center of the city. It has two bell towers and a rich religious decoration. With the creation of the Royal Ville of Praia Grande, in Niteroi, in 1819, was designed to build a new headquarters at the front of the village. The land was obtained from a donation in 1821 that was received by the Brotherhood of St. John the Baptist, which existed since 1742. In 1831, as the Vicar was Friar Tomaz Aquino, the new cathedral was blessed, for which the Blessed Sacrament was moved and the Images that were in the church of Our Lady of the Conception. It was declared a cathedral in 1908. See also * List of cathedrals in Brazil * Roman Catholicism in Brazil * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niterói
Niterói (, ) is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast Region, Brazil, southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay facing the city of Rio de Janeiro and forms part of the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. It was the state capital, as marked by its golden mural crown, from 1834 to 1894 and again from 1903 to 1975. It has an estimated population of 515,317 inhabitants (2020) and an area of , making it the fifth most populous city in the state. It has the highest Human Development Index of the state and the seventh highest among Brazil's municipalities in 2010. Individually, it is the second municipality with the highest average monthly household income per capita in Brazil and appears in 13th place among the municipalities of the country according to social indicators related to education. The city has the nicknames of Nikiti, Nicki City and the Smile City ''(Cidade Sorriso').'' Studies by the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is BrasÃlia, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Niterói
The Archdiocese of Niteroi (Nictheroy) ( la, Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil. It is a metropolitan see. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, dedicated to John the Baptist, in Niterói. The city also has a Minor basilica : BasÃlica Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and builds a future Cathedral: Nova Catedral São João Batista Nova Catedral São João Batista. History * Established on April 27, 1892 as Diocese of Niterói, on territory split off from the then Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (now Metropolitan) * Lost territories repeatedly : on 1895.11.15: to establish the Diocese of EspÃrito Santo, on 1922.12.04 to establish the Diocese of Barra do Piraà and Diocese of Campos (now its Suffragan) and on 1946.04.13 to establish the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of the Brazilian GDP. The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast (assigned by IBGE). Rio de Janeiro shares borders with all the other states in the same Southeast macroregion: Minas Gerais ( N and NW), EspÃrito Santo ( NE) and São Paulo ( SW). It is bounded on the east and south by the South Atlantic Ocean. Rio de Janeiro has an area of . Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro, which was the capital of the Portuguese Colony of Brazil from 1763 to 1815, of the following United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1815 to 1822, and of later independent Brazil as a kingdom and republic from 1822 to 1960. The state's 22 largest cities are Rio de Janeiro, São G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cathedrals In Brazil
This is the list of cathedrals in Brazil sorted by denomination. Anglican Roman Catholic Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil: * Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Peri in Abaetetuba * Catedral Senhor Bom Jesus dos Remédios in Afogados da Ingazeira * Cathedral of St. Anthony in Alagoinhas * Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Almenara * Cathedral of the Holy Guardian Angels in Tabatinga * Co-Cathedral of St. Paul the Apostle in São Paulo de Olivença * Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Amargosa * Armenian Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator in São Paulo (Armenian Catholic) * Cathedral of Our Lady in Amparo * Cathedral of the Good Lord Jesus in Anápolis * Cathedral of St. Anthony in Guaratinguetá * Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Petrópolis * Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception in Aracaju * Cathedral of Our Lady of Apparition in Araçatuba * Cathedral of St. Joseph in Araçuaà * Cathedral of the Sacred Hear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholicism In Brazil
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Roman Catholic Cathedrals In Rio De Janeiro (state)
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