Ibiza Cathedral

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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows
Cathedral of Eivissa
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Co-cathedral
Location
Location	Ibiza Town, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Architecture
Architect(s)	Vincente Traver Tomás
Style	Catalan Gothic, Baroque
Groundbreaking	13th century
Completed	15th century

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows (Catalan: Catedral de la Verge de les Neus, Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves) is the principal church and cathedral of the City of Ibiza (Eivissa).

History

In 1234, the future conquerors of the island, Guillermo de Montgrí, Peter of Portugal and Nuno Sanç, signed an agreement stipulating that establishing a parish dedicated to Saint Mary would be one of their first obligations upon conquest. As a result, the parish was established once the City of Eivissa was taken on August 8, 1235.

The existing structure is the result of numerous changes to the original building, including additions to the east side that include a trapezoidal bell tower and a polygonal apse with its five chapels. It is a very solid building, built in the Catalan Gothic style in the 16th century.

In 1435, the church had five chapels, dedicated to Saint James and Saint Michael, to Saint Tecla and Saint Anthony, to Saint John Baptist and Saint John Evangelist and to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. A new nave was built at the end of the 15th century, finished off with the Fonda chapel made by the Francolins in 1538.

In the 18th century, the church was heavily refurbished, as a result of the bad condition of the structure. The works were directed by Jaume Espinosa and Pere Ferro, who were the obrers de la vila (Town Builders). The renovations took place between 1715 and 1728. In 1782, Pope Pius VI established the episcopal see of Ibiza and the medieval church, renovated, became the cathedral. It nonetheless remains perpetually suffragan to Tarragona—as it had been as a parish—because of the Catalan origin of its old Christian conquerors.

Today, the cathedral keeps many works of art, among which are several notable pieces: a Gothic monstrance of golden silver, made by Francesc Martí in 1399, two Gothic panels of Saint Tecla and Saint Anthony, painted by Francesc Cornes in the 14th century, and another two—from the 15th century—by the master Valentí Montoliu that represent Saint James and Saint Matthew.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ibiza Cathedral.

• Official Ibiza tourist information website - Catedral de Ibiza - Monuments
• Consell Insular d'Eivissa Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
• The Cathedral on GCatholics.com

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