Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
| Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral | |
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| Cathedral of the Holy Saviour | |
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| Location | Jerez de la Frontera |
| Country | Spain |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Saviour |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural type | Cathedral |
| Style |
Gothic Baroque Neoclassical |
| Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral | |
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Native name Spanish: Catedral de Jerez de la Frontera | |
  Location of Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral in Spain | |
| Location | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| Coordinates | 36°40′55″N 6°08′28″W / 36.682007°N 6.141089°WCoordinates: 36°40′55″N 6°08′28″W / 36.682007°N 6.141089°W |
| Official name: Catedral de Jerez de la Frontera | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1931[1] |
| Reference no. |
RI-51-0000498 Official site |
The Cathedral of San Salvador is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.[1]
Style
Built in the 17th century, it is a mix of Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassicist style. It was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1980.
Interior
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Inside
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).
See also
References
- 1 2 Database of protected buildings (movable and non-movable) of the Ministry of Culture of Spain (Spanish).
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