Cathedral of Maringá

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building_name= Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória


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caption= Cathedral in October 14, 2006, during a visit of Brazilian presidency candidate Geraldo Alckmin
location= Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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religious_affiliation=Roman Catholic
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consecration_year= 1959
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website= http://www.arquimaringa.org.br
architect= José Augusto Bellucci
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year_completed= 1972
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height_max= 124 m (407 ft.)
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Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória (or simply Catedral de Maringá [Cathedral of Maringá] ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in downtown Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, measuring 124 m high. It was completed in 1972 and is the tallest church in South America and the 16th tallest in the world.

Architect José Augusto Bellucci was inspired by the Soviet sputnik satellites when he projected the modern design with conical shape of the cathedral, which was idealized by the archbishop Dom Jaime Luiz Coelho. The word "poustinik" assigns a person dwelling in a poustinia, that is, someone who move away from the material world to be closer to God. The foundation stone, a piece of marble from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome blessed by Pope Pius XII, was laid on August 15, 1958. The church was built between July 1959 and May 10, 1972, the 25th birthday of the city.

External links

* [http://www.maringaense.com/index.php?meio=maringa_turismo_detalhar&id=1] - Cathedral of Maringá
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b33178]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4WBqjjmhrc] - part one of a tv show about the cathedral
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRHGxOIdhQ] - part two of the same show
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg85RRT1JIM] - part three of the same show
* [http://www.teologiaparaleigos.com.br/news.php?cod=139] - the book "A igreja que brotou da mata" ["The church who grew up from the jungle"] written by the priest Orivaldo Robles