St. Sebastian Cathedral, Ribeirão Preto

St. Sebastian Cathedral
Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião
Location Ribeirão Preto
Country  Brazil
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Sebastian Cathedral[1] (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana São Sebastião) Also Ribeirão Preto Cathedral It is the main Catholic church in Ribeirão Preto,[2] a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.[3] The building of the Cathedral, together with its surroundings, was declared protected by the Condephaat (council of defense of the historical heritage) in 2014.

The first Church of Ribeirao Preto, also called “velha Matriz”, began to be built in 1866 and finished in 1870. It was in what is now the XV de Novembro Square.

In the late 1800s, after the towers of the building collapsed, the population was called to endow the city of mother church at the height of its importance. Only in 1904 was the first stone laid.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Sebastian
  2. ↑ Firmiano, Frederico Daia (2009-01-01). A formação cultural dos jovens do MST: a experiência do assentamento Mário Lago, em Ribeirão Preto (SP) (in Portuguese). SciELO - Editora UNESP. ISBN 9788579830433.
  3. ↑ Líderes religiosos da humanidade (in Portuguese). Edições Paulinas. 1986-01-01. ISBN 9788505006185.

Coordinates: 21°10′41″S 47°48′39″W / 21.1781°S 47.8108°W / -21.1781; -47.8108

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