Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is a

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located in

Jerez de la Frontera Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. , the ...

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, southern

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. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez. It was declared ''

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'' in 1931.

Style

Built in the 17th century, it is a mix of

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and Neoclassical style. It was elevated to the rank of

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in 1980.

Interior

The cathedral is on a central plan with a nave and four aisles of uneven height. The building is supported externally by

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and

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es and crossing the

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is a dome. The interior houses a ''Virgin Mary'' by

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, and a late 15th-century

Crucifix (named ''Cristo de la Viga'').

Gallery

File:Jerez cathedral dome.jpg, Detail of the dome. File:Catedral, Jerez de la Frontera, España, 2015-12-07, DD 09-11 HDR.JPG, Cathedral view from the

Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera The Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera is a former Moors, Moorish alcázar, now housing a park, in Jerez de la Frontera, in the South of Spain. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931. The first fortress was probably built in the 11th- ...

. File:Catedral, Jerez de la Frontera, España, 2015-12-07, DD 18-20 HDR.JPG, Main facade. File:InteriorCatedralJerez.jpg, Dome from inside. File:MuseoCatedralJerez DSC02449.JPG, Entrance to the Cathedral Museum. File:Catedral, Jerez de la Frontera, España, 2015-12-07, DD 12-14 HDR.JPG, Details of the top. File:Catedral, Jerez de la Frontera, España, 2015-12-07, DD 15-17 HDR.JPG, Cathedral tower. File:CristoVigaCatedralJerez.jpg, Cristo de la Viga. File:CorpusChristi-Jerez2012 05217.JPG, Custody of the Corpus in procession.

References

External links

Official site
17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain

Jerez Jerez de la Frontera (), or simply Jerez (), is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, located midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. , the c ...

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Style

Interior

Gallery

See also

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