The Cathedral of Monzón (''Catedral de Santa María del Romeral'') is a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

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 * Chris ...

located in the town of

Monzón Monzón is a small city and municipality in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. Its population was 17,176 as of 2014. It is in the northeast (specifically the Cinca Medio district of the province of Huesca) and adjoins the rivers Cinca and ...

in the province of Huesca, autonomous community of

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

, Spain.

History

Since 1995, this has been the co-cathedral of the diocese of Barbastro-Monzón, along with the

Barbastro Cathedral The Cathedral of Barbastro ( es, Catedral de Santa María de la Asunción) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Barbastro in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. History A church was first erected on May 5, 1101, at the site of a mosqu ...

. The initial church was built in Romanesque style, but modified across the centuries. The apse has components of

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style. The church was made a collegiate church in 1607. In 1949, it was made a national monument.Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón
, entry on cathedrals.

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Churches in Aragon

History

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