The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption () also called Popayán Cathedral It is a Catholic cathedral dedicated to the
Virgin Mary
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption of Popayán.
Description
The building is located on the west side of Caldas Park in the historic center of the city of
Popayán
Popayán () is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in the Pubenza Valley in southwestern Colombia between the Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range. The municipality has a population of 318,059, an a ...
(Cauca) in the South American country of
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. It is Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica minor. It is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Popayan, seat of the Archbishop and Metropolitan Chapter.
In 1546, it was established the Diocese of Popayan by Pope Paul III in the Bull "Super speculates Militantis Ecclesiae" of September 1 of that year. He was appointed as the first Bishop Juan del Valle, a native of Segovia (Spain).
The cathedral was, like all the buildings of Popayan, stripped of her immense artistic wealth by Antonio Nariño. On 12 December 1909 an organ premiered sent from Paris, and until then, one of the best brought to South America. In 1953, the cathedral was restored, and on April 25 of that year, Pope Pius XII granted the cathedral the liturgical title of Basilica Menor. In addition, the historic area of Popayan (including the cathedral), was declared Colombia National monument by Law 163 of December 30, 1959.
File:Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes MET DP365520.jpg, Crown of the Andes, ca. 1660-1770, made for a larger than life-size statue of the Virgin Mary in the Cathedral of Popayán, Colombia. Now is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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See also
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Roman Catholicism in Colombia
The Colombian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Colombia, is the branch of the Catholic Church in the South American nation of Colombia.
Organization
It is organized into 13 ecclesiastical provinces, subdivided into 13 archdioceses and 5 ...
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Our Lady of the Assumption
The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it on 1 November 1950 in his apostolic constitution as follows:
It leaves open the question of whether Mary died or whether she was ra ...
References
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Colombia
Buildings and structures in Cauca Department
Popayán
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1538
16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Colombia