Monterrey Cathedral

Coordinates: 25°39′56″N 100°18′35″W / 25.6656°N 100.3098°W / 25.6656; -100.3098
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey
Roman Catholic Church

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey

Monterrey.[2][3] It is located in the capital of the state of Nuevo León in Mexico
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The building has a central nave in the shape of a Latin cross flanked by niches chapels. The ship has arched vaults topped with an octagonal dome. The interior is sober and eclectic. It has a mix of architectural styles, neoclassical and baroque, the latter especially on its façade. The chapel of the tabernacle features an embossed silver front. In the choir there is a Merklin organ from 1893 (currently damaged and not in use).

It was built between 1705 and 1791 and declared a cathedral in 1777, when Pope Pius VI created the Diocese of Linares.

It has a mixture of architectural styles, neoclassical and baroque; the latter especially in its facade.

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Mexico

References

  1. ^ Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey
  2. ^ Monterrey y sus alrededores (in Spanish). URBIS Internacional. 1993.
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