The Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral ( es, Catedral Metropolitana de Montevideo) is the main
Roman Catholic church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* Chri ...
of
Montevideo, and seat of
its archdiocese. It is located right in front of the
Cabildo across
Constitution Square, in the neighbourhood of
Ciudad Vieja
Ciudad Vieja () is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Sacatepéquez. According to the 2018 census, the town has a population of 32,802 .
History
The origin of the church dates from Spanish colonial times (1740), when a church constructed of brick was built on the site. In 1790, the foundation was laid for the construction of the current neoclassical structure. The church was consecrated in 1804; it is dedicated to the
Immaculate Conception and to the
patron saints of Montevideo,
Philip and
James.
There is one major altar, several side altars, memorials, and tombs of several of the former archbishops and bishops who served in the cathedral. On a side altar is venerated an image of the
Virgin of the Thirty-Three
Our Lady of the Thirty-Three ( es, Nuestra Señora de los Treinta y Tres), also known as the Liberator of Uruguay, is a title of the Virgin Mary and the Patroness of Uruguay.
History
This image dates from the 18th century and is of Guarani ori ...
,
patron saint of Uruguay.
Gallery
File:Front of the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral.jpg, Façade of the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral, showing the left tower
File:Mariano Soler Tomb Montevideo.jpg, Tomb of Archbishop Mariano Soler
Monsignor Dr. Mariano Soler (born 25 March 1846 in San Carlos - deceased 26 September 1908 in Gibraltar) was a Uruguayan cleric and the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay.
A student at the South American College in Rome, he o ...
at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Montevideo
File:Altar of Metropolitan Cathedral of Montevideo.jpg, Altar of Metropolitan Cathedral of Montevideo showing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ
See also
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List of Roman Catholic cathedrals in Uruguay
This is the list of cathedrals in Uruguay sorted by denomination.
Catholic
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay:
* Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Canelones
* Cathedral Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo ( la, Archidioecesis Montisvidei) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay.
History
Erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Montevideo by Pope Gregory XVI on 14 Augu ...
References
Roman Catholic church buildings in Montevideo
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Uruguay
Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo
1804 establishments in Uruguay
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1804
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Uruguay
Neoclassical church buildings in Uruguay
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