The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception (), also called Catedral Metropolitana de Manaus, is a Catholic

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located in the city of

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, state of Amazonas, northern

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. Is the mother church of the city, dating back to the

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missionaries who, in 1695, created the early Church of Our Lady. This space was rebuilt by the President of the Province Manoel da Gama Lobo D'Almada, who did expand its facilities. The new work, however, was destroyed by a devastating fire in 1850. The current building is Greek style, with much of the material imported from Europe, especially

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; the six bells were made in a Portuguese foundry, and the chapel, baptistery and three altars all are made of limestone from

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. The tiles came from Nova Rainha (now

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). In 1892 the

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was created; the church was officially opened in 1878. In 1946 the church was elevated to cathedral status.

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