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The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of the Almudena, commonly known as the Almudena Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid . Its construction began in 1883 and finished over a century later, when it was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
The Virgin of Almudena (Virgen de la Almudena) is a medieval statue of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The Virgin Mary is regarded as a patroness of Madrid, Spain, under this title. The Cathedral of Madrid is dedicated to the Virgin under this title, and the feast day, 9 November, is a major holiday in Madrid.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy: Huelva Andalusia: Huelva: 1954 [45] Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord: Huesca Aragon: Huesca: 1098 [46] Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows: Ibiza Balearic Islands: Ibiza: 1782 [47] UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 as part of the site Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture. [48] Cathedral of Saint Peter ...
The cathedral also owns his monumental oil paintings, Charles II and the Queen of Spain Adoring the Virgin of Almudena [7] and Virgin of Bethlehem with Bishop Mollinedo. [ 8 ] His work also still stands in Convento de San Francisco del Cusco (Church and Convent of San Francisco, Cuzco) and includes "Series of the life of Saint Francis ", in ...
It held that rank until the 1993 completion of the present Almudena Cathedral, at which point San Isidro was returned to collegiate status. Until then, the church also housed the Holy Christ of the Good Death, along with images the Blessed Virgin Mary , and Saint Isidore – works by Juan de Mesa .
In Madrid, Kiko has also designed the architecture of various Cathecumeniums and has painted different themes in the Parishes of El Transito (The Dormition of Our Lady), of Saint Joseph (The Transfiguration), of La Paloma (he designed and painted the chapel dedicated to Pentecost); and at Saint Catherine Labouré (where he designed the ...
The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de La Almudena (English: Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery), former Necrópolis del Este (East cemetery) [1] is a cemetery in Madrid, Spain. It is the largest in Western Europe. The number of bodies buried is estimated at five million since it was the main cemetery for the entire city from 1884 to 1973, and from ...
Almudena Cathedral; Anglican Cathedral of the Redeemer; All Saints' Church, Puerto de la Cruz; B. ... Our Lady of Placeres Church; T. Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor