Aguascalientes Cathedral

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption[1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) Also Aguascalientes Cathedral[2] It is the main Catholic building of the city of Aguascalientes[3] in Mexico, and one of the emblematic monuments of the city. It is located in the Plaza de la Patria.

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
LocationAguascalientes
Country Mexico
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
History
StatusCathedral, Minor basilica
DedicationAssumption of Mary
Architecture
Architectural typeNew Spanish Baroque, Neoclassical
Groundbreaking1704
Completed1738
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Aguascalientes
Clergy
Bishop(s)José María de la Torre Martín

The construction of the current temple was initiated by the priest Antonio Flores de Acevedo in 1704, finishing the parish priest Manuel Colón de Larreátegui in 1738. The image of the Virgin of the Assumption was brought from Spain.

The construction consists of atrial bard composed of quarry pillars and trellis with lateral accesses and to the north a sundial on a pillar. Twin towers showing a neoclassical style on their curved pediments. The main front of the temple is in its entirety carved in pink quarry, which consists of three bodies and auction; In the first one the access is through an arch of half point with key of archangel; To the sides salomonic columns of vegetal reliefs and compound capital. In the lateral façades, the doorway of the accesses with a semicircular arch is highlighted, flanked by smooth columns that support entablature with broken fronton and florones at the sides.

See also

References
  1. Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
  2. Catedral de Aguascalientes [y su tesoro de arte sacro: situación, historia, características (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional de Arte Sacro. 1979-01-01.
  3. Gutiérrez, José Antonio Gutiérrez (2007-01-01). Historia de la Iglesia católica en Aguascalientes (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes.
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