The Cathedral of Santander or the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Santander ) is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Santander , Spain . The relics of Saints Emetria and Celedonia, who are the patrons of the city, and the tomb of Marcelino Menendez i Pelayo are located in the temple. Built in the Gothic style .
| Catholic temple | |
| Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
|---|---|
 Santander Cathedral | |
| A country |  Spain |
| City | Santander |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Diocese | Diocese of Santander |
| Architectural style | |
| Established | |
| condition | Active temple |
| Site | |
Content
History
The history of the cathedral dates back to the 9th century, when the abbey of the Holy Bodies was built on the Somorrostro hill, to the church of which the relics of Saints Emetrius and Celedonius, Catholic martyrs, who, according to legend, died for their faith during the persecution of Diocletian , were transferred.
The construction of the lower church dates back to the 12th century. In 1131, the abbey church received collegiate status, and after King Alfonso VIII granted Santander Fueros (1187), work began on the reconstruction of the church.
The construction of the upper part of Santander Cathedral was carried out from the end of the XII century and ended at the beginning of the XIV century, when a cloister was built with a traditional well in the center. In the XVI and XVII centuries, the temple also expanded several times, at which time numerous chapels were built.
In 1754, in connection with the establishment by Pope Benedict XIV of the new Santander diocese, the collegiate church received the status of the cathedral, becoming the residence of the bishop.
In the late XIX – mid XX centuries, the cathedral was destroyed several times: first from the dynamite explosion aboard the ship Cabo Machichako (1893) [1] , then from the 1941 fire, when the temple was so badly damaged that it was restored for almost ten years - from 1942 to 1953 year [2] .
Features
Santander Cathedral can be divided into upper and lower parts and cloister .
- The lower part is the lower church or crypt , which is a three-nave structure with an apse , measuring 31 meters in length and 18 meters in width. Built in the 13th century and known as Iglesia del Cristo (Spanish)
- The upper part is a three-nave Gothic-style basilica with numerous chapels. One of the attractions is a portal decorated with the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Leon and Castile , considered one of the oldest images of this symbol.
- Cloister is a covered bypass gallery with a fountain in the center, which used to house an orange garden [3] .
Gallery
| Crypt Cathedral | Central nave of the cathedral | Cloister | Reliquaries of Saints Emetria and Celedonia |
Notes
- ↑ Santander. Historia (Spanish) . portal.ayto-santander.es. Date of treatment October 4, 2012. Archived December 11, 2009.
- ↑ Reconstrucción de La Catedral de Santander (Spanish) . cajacantabria.com. Date of treatment October 18, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Historia de la Catedral de Santander (Spanish) (unavailable link) . diocesisdesantander.com. Date of treatment October 18, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
Links
- Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Spanish) . inspain.org. Date of treatment October 18, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
- Historia de la Catedral de Santander (Spanish) (unavailable link) . diocesisdesantander.com. Date of treatment October 18, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
- Reconstrucción de La Catedral de Santander (Spanish) . cajacantabria.com. Date of treatment October 18, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.