Valvanera Cathedral, Mexico City
| Valvanera Cathedral, Mexico City | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Valvanera (also Maronite Cathedral of Our Lady of Valvanera
Due to the Reform Laws in 1861, the nuns were required to vacate the convent portion and the cloister and other buildings associated with the church were demolished.[2][3] Its main altar was nearly destroyed during the political struggles of the 19th century but the oil of the Black Virgin of Valvanera (or Balvanera) remains.[3]
This church was declared a historic monument on August 30, 1932.[4]
Nowadays this church is the cathedral of the
The church is of Baroque style with its main entrance at the side of the church, as was common with convents in Mexico. The bell tower is covered in tile from Puebla. Only this church and the church of La Encarnación have Puebla tile on the bell towers. The church facade is of tezontle divided by five buttresses and topped by an entablature with a frieze with anagrams of the names of Jesus and Mary. Both portals have two levels of decoration on them. Inside, the main altar is Neoclassical and made of stone. The oil of Nuestra Señora de Balvanera is from the 17th century. It and the sculptures here were donated by a Maronite church. The sacristy has paintings by Carlos Clemente Lopez that date from 1750.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Catedral Maronita de Nuestra Señora de Valvanera, Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico (Maronite)". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ ISBN 968-34-0319-0.
- ^ a b c d "Monasterio de Valvanera" [Convent of Valvanera] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ [Catálogo nacional de monumentos históricos inmuebles Centro Histórico (Perímetro A) Tomo III, D.F. México: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia. 1992. p. 1400.]
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