Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Saviour
Location	Jerez de la Frontera
Country	Spain
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Active
Dedication	Holy Saviour
Architecture
Architectural type	church
Style	Gothic, Baroque, Neoclassical

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
Native name Spanish: Catedral de Jerez de la Frontera
Location of Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral in Spain
Location	Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Coordinates	36°40′55″N 6°08′28″W / 36.682007°N 6.141089°W / 36.682007; -6.141089
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Catedral de Jerez de la Frontera
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1931
Reference no.	RI-51-0000498 Official site

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.^{[citation needed]}

Style

Built in the 17th century, it is a mix of Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical style. It was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1980.

Interior

The cathedral is on a central plan with a nave and four aisles of uneven height. The building is supported externally by normal and flying buttresses and crossing the transept is a dome.

The interior houses a Virgin Mary by Francisco Zurbarán, and a late 15th-century Gothic Crucifix (named Cristo de la Viga).

Gallery

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  Detail of the dome.
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  Cathedral view from the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera.
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  Main facade.
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  Dome from inside.
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  Entrance to the Cathedral Museum.
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  Details of the top.
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  Cathedral tower.
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  Cristo de la Viga.
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  Custody of the Corpus in procession.

See also

• List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Cádiz

References

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