Our Lady of Poverty Cathedral, Pereira
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| Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza | |
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| Location | Pereira |
| Country | Colombia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Our Lady of Poverty Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza),[2][3] also called Pereira Cathedral, is the cathedral church of Catholic worship in the city of Pereira,[4] capital of Risaralda department[5] in the South American country of Colombia. The cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Poverty (Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza).
It is the main church of the Diocese of Pereira and was elevated to cathedral on December 18, 1952, by a bull of Pope Pius XII.
It is located on the western side of the Plaza de Bolivar, between Calles 20 and 21 south of Carrera 7, in the center of the city.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Pobreza in Pereira
- ^ Semana, Publicaciones (2008-07-01). Arcadia (in Spanish). Publicaciones Semana.
- ^ Calle, Margarita; Millán, Beatriz Amelia Mejía de (2006-01-01). Perspectivas históricas del desarrollo de las artes plásticas en Pereira (in Spanish). Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Vicerrectoría Académica, Centro de investigaciones y Extensión. ISBN 9789588272085.
- ^ Revista de ciencias humanas (in Spanish). La Universidad. 2001-01-01.
- ^ Villegas, Marcelo (2005-04-01). Guadua: Arquitectura y Diseno (in Spanish). Villegas Asociados. ISBN 9789588156057.
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