The Our Lady of Refuge Cathedral (also Matamoros Cathedral; es, Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Refugio) is the main Catholic church in the city of Matamoros,

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

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. It is the headquarters of the

Diocese of Matamoros The Diocese of Matamoros ( la, Dioecesis Matamorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northeast part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, along the border with Texas. The diocese is a suffragan ...

. It was built in the 19th century, and is located in the historical center of the city. The work was initiated by Father Nicolás Ballí in the early nineteenth century. The church, with

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, has three naves. Over the years the cathedral has undergone slight modifications. The façade, also in Neoclassical style, has three access arches flanked by Tuscan columns, six in total.

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