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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Popayán

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Location
  
Popayán

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic Church

Country
  
Colombia

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Popayán

Address
  
Calle 5ª, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia

Similar
  
Parque Caldas, Iglesia de Belen, Iglesia de San Francisco, Puente Del Humilladero, Museo Nacional Guillermo

The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (Spanish: Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) also called Popayán Cathedral It is a cathedral church of Catholic worship dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption of Popayán.

Description

The building is located on the west side of Caldas Park in the historic center of the city of Popayán (Cauca) in the South American country of Colombia. It is Metropolitan Cathedral and Basilica minor. It is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Popayan, seat of the Archbishop and Metropolitan Chapter.

In 1546, it was established the Diocese of Popayan by Pope Paul III in the Bull "Super speculates Militantis Ecclesiae" of September 1 of that year. He was appointed as the first Bishop Juan del Valle, a native of Segovia (Spain).

The cathedral was, like all the buildings of Popayan, stripped of her immense artistic wealth by Antonio Nariño. On 12 December 1909 an organ premiered sent from Paris, and until then, one of the best brought to South America. In 1953, the cathedral was completely remodeled, and on April 25 of that year, Pope Pius XII granted the cathedral the liturgical title of Basilica Menor. In addition, the historic area of Popayan (including the cathedral), was declared Colombia National monument by Law 163 of December 30, 1959.

References

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Popayán Wikipedia