Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel
Catedral de San Miguel Arcángel is the cathedral of the Orizaba diocese in the Mexican city of Orizaba in the state of Veracruz . It is located at the intersection of Calle Madero Norte and Poniente 3 and was once built by the Franciscans .
history
The cathedral was built on a plot of land that previously housed three temples of the indigenous people from different eras.
Construction began in the late 17th century and was completed in 1720 . The original church tower was destroyed in the earthquakes of 1864 and 1865.
Over time the church has had three different names. At first it was named San Miguel Ixhuatlán and later San Miguel Ahuilizapan , before it was given its name, which is still valid today, after the patron saint of Orizaba, the Archangel Michael .
The church consists of three naves and is 62.5 meters high at its highest point in the interior, in which there are works by Miguel Cabrera .
Web links
- Diócesis de Orizaba: San Miguel Árcangel - Su Historia (Spanish; accessed December 13, 2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Guía Turística Altas Montañas del Estado de Veracruz (undated, published 2009), p. 8
Coordinates: 18 ° 50 ′ 58.2 ″ N , 97 ° 6 ′ 18.1 ″ W.