Curitiba Cathedral

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Facade of the cathedral
Interior of the cathedral

The Cathedral of Curitiba or the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Light of the Pines ( Portuguese Catedral Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais ) is a Roman Catholic church in Curitiba , the capital of the southern Brazilian state of Paraná . The Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Curitiba is under appeal to the Lady of the Light of the Mother of God ordained and carries the title of a Minor Basilica .

history

In today's historic center of Curitiba, a clay chapel was built around 1654 under the name Our Lady of Light and Good Jesus of the Pines and the parish was probably founded in 1668. In 1693 the village of the same name was founded under the same name. In 1721 a larger, stone church was completed, the side altars of which have been preserved. Towers were added in 1857, but demolished in the 1870s. The present church was built and consecrated in its place between 1876 and 1893. With the establishment of the diocese and the appointment of the first bishop José de Camargo Barros , it became a cathedral in 1894, consecrated as such in 1909. Pope John Paul II visited it in 1980 and also awarded it the title of minor basilica in 1993 for the centenary. A comprehensive restoration took place in 2012.

architecture

The cathedral was built as a three-aisled basilica based on the cathedral of Barcelona in neo-Gothic style . These were implemented by the engineer Giovani Lazzarini based on designs by the French architect Alphonse Conde des Plas. The double tower facade has a large rose window above the entrance door . In the 1930s the stained glass windows were installed. In 1947 an extension was made, which is why the building was not declared a historical cultural heritage.

Web links

Commons : Catedral Metropolitana de Curitiba  - Cathedral of Curitiba

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Catedral Metropolitana Basílica Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais on gcatholic.org
  2. ↑ a b History of the Cathedral (Portuguese)
  3. ↑ Polli Anna Milan: Igreja sem torres não é matriz. Gazeta do Povo, January 27, 2012, accessed March 5, 2019 (Portuguese).

Coordinates: 25 ° 25 ′ 43 ″  S , 49 ° 16 ′ 17 ″  W