Cathedral Basilica of Santa Fe de Antioquia

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Catedral Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción de Santa Fe de Antioquia
6.557°N 75.82747°W / 6.557; -75.82747
Location	Santa Fe de Antioquia
Country	Colombia
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

Exterior view

The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ^[1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción de Santa Fe de Antioquia) also called Santa Fe de Antioquia Cathedral^[2][3] It is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception. The building is located on the northeastern side of the main square of the town and city of Santa Fe de Antioquia (Antioquia) in the South American country of Colombia.^[4] The cathedral is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Antioquia, seat of the Archbishop and Metropolitan Chapter.

Description

Designed by Fray Domingo de Petres, who also designed the Cathedral of Bogota, style can be located within the neoclassical, with details of popular baroque; It has a single tower measuring 47 meters high, is rectangular and its interior is of three ships with semicircular arches on Tuscan columns. Colonial valuable artistic works housed inside stand out.

The historical sector (including the cathedral) of Santa Fe de Antioquia, the old capital of the department of Antioquia, was declared a National Monument of Colombia by Law 163 of December 30, 1959.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Colombia
• Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

References

1. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Santa Fe de Antioquia
2. Genealogías de Santa Fe de Bogotá (in Spanish). Editorial Presencia. 1998-01-01.
3. Benítez, Otto Morales (2007-01-01). Periodismo: ética y paz (in Spanish). Universidad del Valle. ISBN 9789586704786.
4. Mendoza, Leonardo Mendoza (2001-01-01). Arquitectura en Colombia: una aproximación a su desarrollo histórico (in Spanish). Facultad de Arquitectura, Departamento de Investigaciones, Universidad La Gran Colombia. ISBN 9789589441107.