- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca
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Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción 
The front of the Cathedral at night.
Basic information Location Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Geographic coordinates 17°02′03″N 96°26′00″W / 17.0342°N 96.4332°WCoordinates: 17°02′03″N 96°26′00″W / 17.0342°N 96.4332°W Affiliation Roman Catholic Province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca Year consecrated 1733 Status Cathedral Leadership Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello Website http://arzobispadodeoaxaca.org/ Architectural description Architectural type Cathedral Architectural style Baroque Direction of façade South Groundbreaking 1573 Completed 1733 Specifications Materials Cantera stone The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción), located in the city of Oaxaca de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. Its construction began in 1535 and it was consecrated on July 12, 1733. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption.
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History
Construction began in 1535, during which the Temple of San Juan de Dios temporarily served as the cathedral church of the diocese. In 1640, the cathedra was installed and the seat of the diocese was transferred to Our Lady of the Assumption. Due to earthquakes in the in the 16th and 18th centuries, the cathedral had to be reconstructed several times, with the most recent reconstruction beginning in 1702 and finishing in 1733.[1]
Structure
Its facade is made of green cantera stone commonly found in Oaxaca's buildings, and the interior is in Neoclassical style. The altar features a statue of Our Lady of the Assumption (Nuestra Señora de al Asunción) which was made in Italy during the Porfirio era,[1] who is represented by a bronze sculpture brought from Europe and made by Tadoini.[2]
The towers of the cathedral are not the originals, as they were destroyed in 1931 by an earthquake. In the south there is a clock donated to Oaxaca by King Fernando VII. The Lord of Lightning is in the last chapel on the left, while the second on the right contains the remains of the Cross of Huatulco. Atop the west wall of the quire is a locally built baroque pipe organ, parts of which date to 1711-1712, restored in 1997.[3]
References
- ^ a b Quintanar Hinojosa, Beatriz (August 2007). "Oaxaca: jubilo de los sentidos". Guía México Desconocido: Oaxaca 137: 10–22. http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx.
- ^ Municipality of Oaxaca. "Templos y Ex Conventos [Churches and ex-monasteries]" (in Spanish). Oaxaca. http://www.oaxacainfo.gob.mx/index.php?mod=topic&topic=templos. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ The Organ of Oaxaca Cathedral
Footnotes
- Instituto Nacional de Geografía, Estadística e Informática (1993). INEGI. ed. Estado de Oaxaca. México. Guía turística. ISBN 968-892-304-4.
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Categories:- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Mexico
- Churches in Oaxaca
- 1530s architecture
- 1730s architecture
- Roman Catholic Church in Mexico
- Spanish Colonial architecture in Mexico
- 18th century in Mexico
- 19th century in Mexico
- 20th century in Mexico
- Colonial Mexico
- Mexican architecture
- Baroque architecture
- Neoclassical architecture
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Antequera, Oaxaca
- Visitor attractions in Oaxaca
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