St. Isidore Cathedral, Holguín

St. Isidore Cathedral
Catedral de San Isidoro
Location Holguín
Country  Cuba
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Isidore Cathedral [1][2] (Spanish: Catedral de San Isidoro) also called Holguín Cathedral[3] It is the main temple of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Holguín, is located in the city of Holguín, on the Caribbean island of Cuba.[4]

The first church dedicated to San Isidoro (St. Isidore), was designed by architect D. Diego de Ávila y de la Torre and was blessed on April 3, 1720 when Cuba was still under the rule of the Spanish Empire.

The present cathedral of San Isidoro, inaugurated as parish church between 1818 and 1820, is a construction structure with a "T". The church was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1979 under the pontificate of Pope John Paul II and officially consecrated in 1996. It is a solid building with three large doors and recessed columns and a pediment in the center that defines the facade. Its interior Moriscos have finely crafted wood ceilings.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Isidore in Holguín
  2. ↑ Obregón, Ángela C. Peña (2007-01-01). Historia y arquitectura del Reparto La Quinta de El Llano, en el Holguín republicano neocolonial (in Spanish). Ediciones Holguin. ISBN 9789592212619.
  3. ↑ Salón de Premiados (in Spanish). Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales. 2005-01-01.
  4. ↑ Childs, Matt D. (2006-01-01). The 1812 Aponte Rebellion in Cuba and the Struggle Against Atlantic Slavery. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807830581.

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