St. Eugene's Cathedral, Ciego de Ávila

St. Eugene's Cathedral
Catedral de San Eugenio de la Palma
Location Ciego de Ávila
Country  Cuba
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
Architecture
Architectural type church

St. Eugene's Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Eugenio; Catedral de San Eugenio de la Palma),[2] also called the Cathedral of Saint Eugene of the Palma or simply Cathedral of Ciego de Ávila, is Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Ciego de Ávila, in Cuba, located on Independencia Avenue by José Martí Park.[3]

History

The first church built on the site dated to 1890.[4] This building was demolished in 1947 to give space to a much larger church, designed by the architect Salvador Figueras, which opened in 1951. The church became a cathedral in 1996 as the seat of the newly-created Diocese of Ciego de Ávila.[5] The church's most distinctive feature is its facade.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Catedral de San Eugenio de la Palma
  2. ↑ www.tripadvisor.com.ve, Delicia Leyva Morales Foto:. "Nominan a Catedral San Eugenio de la Palma para Premio de Conservación 2016". www.invasor.cu. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Ciego de Ávila y su catedral" (in Spanish). 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  4. ↑ "Iglesia San Eugenio | Rincon de Cuba". www.dcubanos.com. Retrieved 2016-07-19.
  5. ↑ "Diocese of Ciego de Ávila". Retrieved 2017-11-08.

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