Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá
| This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2015) |
|
|
This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish. (April 2015) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
The Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at the eastern side of Bolívar Square in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. It is seat of the Archbishop of Bogotá, Cardinal Mon. Ruben Salazar Gomez.
The Cathedral was built between 1807 and 1823.[1] It is said to be built by descendants of Jesuit missionaries. When the Spanish conquerors officially founded the city of Bogotá (changing the original Indian name of the city: Bacata), they established in 12 huts and a hay-church, that -after being totally built- would take the name of Archbishopric Cathedral of Bogotá. The cathedral holds the remains of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, founder of Bogotá. The cathedral is the biggest in Colombia and one of the biggest ones in South America.
Other burials[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Escovar, Alberto (2002). Bogotá: Historic Center (First ed.). Ediciones Gamma S.A. p. 84. ISBN 958-8177-21-9. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Primate Cathedral of Bogota. |
- Arquedíosis de Bogotá Catedral Primada de Colombia (Spanish)
Coordinates: 4°35′53″N 74°04′31″W / 4.597955°N 74.075238°W
| This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Colombia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This article on a Roman Catholic cathedral is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Buildings and structures in Bogotá
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Colombia
- Churches completed in 1823
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
- Basilica churches in South America
- Landmarks in Colombia
- Visitor attractions in Bogotá
- National Monuments of Colombia
- South American church stubs
- Colombian building and structure stubs
- Roman Catholic cathedral stubs