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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of San Cristóbal De La Habana
The Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana (, ) is one of three Catholic archdioceses in Cuba. - article History The diocese was erected on 10 September 1787 by , from the territory of the then– Diocese of Santiago de Cuba. When it was erected, the new diocese encompassed the secular provinces of Santa Clara, |
Havana Cathedral
Havana Cathedral (''Catedral de la Purísima Concepción de María'') is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the Plaza de la Catedral on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Old Havana, Havana, Cuba. The thirty by forty-nine meters rectangular church serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana. Christopher Columbus’s remains were kept in the cathedral between 1796 and 1898 before they were taken to Seville Cathedral. It was built between 1748 and 1777 and was consecrated in 1782. History The largest missionary group in Havana was the Society of Jesus. After extensive petitioning and the purchase of a piece of land in the Plaza by Diego Evelino Hurtado de Compostela, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba, a permit was granted. The cathedral is set in the former Plaza de La Ciénaga. In 1727 plans to build a church, convent and collegium were approved and the project began to take form. The plaza is located on the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
