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Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Saviour
Spanish: Catedral del Salvador
North façade
36°40′55″N 6°08′28″W / 36.681968°N 6.140979°W / 36.681968; -6.140979
LocationJerez de la Frontera
AddressPlaza Encarnación
CountrySpain
DenominationCatholic
Websitecatedraldejerez.es
History
DedicationJesus as Saviour
Dedicated3 March 1980
Architecture
StyleGothic, Baroque, Neoclassical
Years built17th–18th century
Administration
MetropolisSeville
DioceseAsidonia-Jerez
Clergy
Bishop(s)José Rico Pavés
Spanish Cultural Heritage
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated3 June 1931
Reference no.RI-51-0000498

The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour is a Catholic cathedral located in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.

Style

Built in the 17th century, it is a mix of Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical style. It was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1980.

Interior

The cathedral is on a central plan with a nave and four aisles of uneven height. The building is supported externally by normal and flying buttresses and crossing the transept is a dome.

The interior houses a Virgin Mary by Francisco Zurbarán, and a late 15th-century Gothic Crucifix (named Cristo de la Viga).

Gallery

  • Detail of the dome. Detail of the dome.
  • Cathedral view from the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera. Cathedral view from the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera.
  • Main facade. Main facade.
  • Dome from inside. Dome from inside.
  • Entrance to the Cathedral Museum. Entrance to the Cathedral Museum.
  • Details of the top. Details of the top.
  • Cathedral tower. Cathedral tower.
  • Cristo de la Viga. Cristo de la Viga.
  • Custody of the Corpus in procession. Custody of the Corpus in procession.

See also

References

  1. "Consulta de bienes inmuebles". Spanish Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 11 December 2024.

External links

Roman Catholic cathedrals in Spain
Archdiocese of Barcelona Toledo Cathedral
Archdiocese of Burgos
Archdiocese of Granada
Archdiocese of Madrid
Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz
Archdiocese of Oviedo
Archdiocese of Pamplona
Archdiocese of
Santiago de Compostela
Archdiocese of Seville
Archdiocese of Tarragona
Archdiocese of Toledo
Archdiocese of Valencia
Archdiocese of Valladolid
Archdiocese of Zaragoza
  • co-cathedral
  • no longer used as cathedral


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