New Cathedral of Plasencia or Catedral de Asunción de Nuestra Señora is a

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cathedral located in the town of Plasencia, Region of Extremadura, Spain. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

History

The cathedral consists of two buildings: the old (Catedral Vieja), dedicated to Saint Paul, and the new (Catedral Nueva). Construction began in the 13th-century in a mostly Romanesque style. The 15th-century new church was built in Gothic architectural style with high ceilings. The main

retablo A retablo is a devotional painting, especially a small popular or folk art one using iconography derived from traditional Catholic church art. More generally ''retablo'' is also the Spanish term for a retable or reredos above an altar, whether ...

was built in the 17th-century, carved by Gregorio Fernández and painted by

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. The choirs are delicately carved. The old church now houses the Cathedral museum.Spain Tourism office
information on church.

Gallery

File:Catedral de Plasencia-3.JPG, Top of the facade. File:Retablo plasencia.JPG, The altarpiece, a Baroque work of the 17th century. File:Sepulcro Obispo Pedro Ponce de León en Plasencia0001.JPG, Tomb of Bishop Pedro Ponce de León. File:El Órgano Grande de Fray Domingo de Aguirre.jpg, The Large Organ, work by Friar Domingo de Aguirre.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plasencia Buildings and structures in the Province of Cáceres Plasencia Churches in Extremadura Roman Catholic cathedrals in Extremadura 15th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain Romanesque architecture in Extremadura Gothic architecture in Extremadura