St. Christopher's Cathedral (Barcelona, Venezuela)

St. Christopher's Cathedral
Catedral de San Cristóbal
Location Barcelona
Country  Venezuela
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Christopher's Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Cristóbal de Barcelona) or Barcelona Cathedral[2] is a religious building of the Catholic Church in the historic center of the city of Barcelona,[3] capital of Anzoátegui State northwest of Venezuela.[4] It is the seat of the Bishop of Barcelona, although it began in 1748 it was not officially created until 1773 by Spanish settlers as the first church to be consecrated in the region. It is said that in his altar are bones of at least 7 saints: San Severino, St. Eustatius, Saint Facundo, Saint Pedro Alcantara, Saint Pacific, Saint Anastasius and Saint Pascual Bailon. Later in 1777, the Bishop of Puerto Rico, Manuel Jiménez Pérez, brought to the church from Rome the remains of St. Celestine. His remains were placed in a baroque reliquary and placed in a small chapel on the left wing of the church.

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References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Christopher, Barcelona
  2. ↑ Diccionario de fantasmas, misterios y leyendas de Venezuela (in Spanish). El Nacional. 2007-01-01. ISBN 9789803883904.
  3. ↑ "Catedral de San Cristobal en Barcelona". Catholic.net. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  4. ↑ Padrón, Francisco Morales (1988-01-01). Canarias y América (in Spanish). Gela. ISBN 9788440420527.

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