The St. Ann Cathedral ( pt, Catedral Metropolitana de Sant'Ana), also known as the Feira de Santana Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. The cathedral is dedicated to

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and follows the Roman or Latin rite. The cathedral also functions as the seat of the

Archdiocese of Feira de Santana The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana ( la, Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana in Brazil. History * July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropo ...

(''Archidioecesis Fori S. Annae''), which was created in 1962 through the bull "Novae Ecclesiae" by Pope John XXIII. It is also the seat of the homonymous parish, which is located specifically in the Góes Calmon street, Centro district, in the Monsenhor Renato de Andrade Galvão Square. It is under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro. It was listed as a state heritage site by the

Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of Bahia An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can ...

in 1991.

Location

The St. Ann Cathedral is located in the historic center of Feira de Santana on Praça Monsenhor Renato Galvão, a broad public square.

Structure

The St. Ann Cathedral has three central arched portals with three choir windows of a similar design above. The façade is surmounted by a baroque-style pediment with volutes and a single crucifix. It is flanked by two

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s that have windows even with those of the choir level, and another at the level of the belfry. The belfries is surmounted by pyramidal pinnacles of a type found the Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception (''Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição'') in

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and the

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(''Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios''), also in Feira de Santana. The church has a retangular floor plan and covers .

Protected status

The St. Ann Cathedral was listed as a historic structure by the

State of Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by ...

in 1991 as historic site (''tombo processo'') no. 015/91.

Access

The cathedral is open to the public, and may be visited.

References

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Location

Structure

Protected status

Access

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