The Co-Cathedral of Saint Julian ( gl, Concatedral de San Xiao; es, Catedral de San Julian) is a
Roman Catholic
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*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 let ...
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
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in the town of
Ferrol in the autonomous community of
Galicia, Spain
Galicia (; gl, Galicia or ; es, Galicia}; pt, Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, a ...
.
History
The church was erected in the 18th-century, designed by
Julián Sánchez Bort, who based his
Neoclassical design on the church of
Sant'Andrea delle Fratte
Sant'Andrea delle Fratte ("Saint Andrew of the Thickets") is a 17th-century basilica church in Rome, Italy, dedicated to St. Andrew. The Cardinal Priest of the ''Titulus S. Andreae Apostoli de Hortis'' is Ennio Antonelli.
History
The current c ...
in Rome.
The church was made co-cathedral along with the
Cathedral of Mondoñedo in 1959.
Mondonedo-Ferrol Diocese
website and entry on church.
References
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18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
Neoclassical architecture in Galicia (Spain)
Ferrol
Churches in Galicia (Spain)
Neoclassical church buildings in Spain