The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption of Zipaquirá () also called Zipaquirá Cathedral is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated under the joint patronage of the

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and St. Anthony of Padua. It is located on the north side of the Comuneros Square, in the historic center of the city of

Zipaquirá Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south, Tocancipá and Gachancipá to the east and ...

(Cundinamarca) in the South American country of

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It is the main temple of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zipaquirá () is a diocese located in the city of Zipaquirá in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bogotá, Bogotá in Colombia. History It was established on September 1, 1951, as the Dioc ...

. The temple is better known simply as Parish of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Assumption - Cathedral of Zipaquirá to distinguish it from the Salt Cathedral, which is located in the same municipality, this being actually a parish church and a tourist site and not a bishopric. The cathedral was designed by the colonial Friar Domingo de Petrés (the same who designed the

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, Cathedral of Santa Fé de Antioquia and the Cathedral of Facatativá), its construction began in 1805 and took 111 years to finalize, until it was inaugurated and consecrated on November 19, 1916 by the Archbishop of Bogotá,

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. The historic Zipaquirá sector (including the cathedral), was declared a National Monument of Colombia by resolution 002 of 12 March 1982.

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Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad y San Antonio de Padua de Zipaquirá 2014-09-05.jpg, Western Bell Tower of the Cathedral Cupula de la catedral diosesana de zipaquira.jpg, Oriental Tower Clock Tower of the Cathedral Zipaquira - Cathedrale (4).JPG, Inside the Cathedral Nazareno.JPG, Nazarene inside the Cathedral Parte interna catedral diosesana casco urbano zipaquira.jpg, Christ of Gold in the Altar of the Cathedral Catedral diosesana de noche zipaquira casco urbano.jpg, The Cathedral at night

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