Setubal Cathedral
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The Cathedral of Setúbal ( Igreja de Santa Maria da Graça in Portuguese ), consecrated to the Mother of God , is the episcopal church of the Roman Catholic diocese of Setúbal in the western Portuguese port city of Setúbal .
location
The former church and today's cathedral is located in the old town of Setúbal, approx. 45 km southeast of Lisbon , approx. 300 m northwest of the ferry port at a height of approx. 15 m .
history
A previous building of today's church was demolished around the middle of the 16th century. Instead, today's new building was built under the direction of the royal fortress builder (Mestre das obras das fortificações) António Rodrigues († 1590). With the appointment to the diocese by Pope Paul VI. as part of the Apostolic Constitution Studentes Nos in 1975, the church was elevated to a cathedral.
Architecture and equipment
The facade of the church, framed by two squat bell towers , is strict and straightforward - the wall surfaces are plastered and whitewashed; the stone-sighted corner stones are separated from this . In front of the actual portal is a portico in the form of a “ Venetian window ”; above it is a balcony with a straight balustrade .
The interior of the church is only about 10 m high and has three naves and is spanned by wooden barrel vaults. The lower part of the outer walls is covered with azulejos and even the capitalless plastered round pillars and the arcade arches to the aisles are painted with vegetable motifs. The highlight of the interior is the baroque main altar with its twisted " Solomonic columns ".
See also
Web links
- Setúbal Cathedral - Photos + Info (monument, Portuguese)
Coordinates: 38 ° 31 ′ 28 " N , 8 ° 53 ′ 17" W.