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Veracruz Church (Spanish: Iglesia de la Veracruz) is a Roman Catholic church under the invocation of the "Vera Cruz" or Holy Cross. It is located in the center of the city of Medellín, Colombia, on the western side of the Plazuela de la Veracruz. It is the only colonial church in the city. [1]
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Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. (1993–1997), appointed Bishop of Apartadó; Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía (1993–2001), appointed Bishop of Málaga-Soatá; Orlando Antonio Corrales García (1998–2001), appointed Bishop of Palmira; Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez (1998–2010) Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. (2001–2010)
The cathedral is the principal church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Medellin, home of the Archbishop and Metropolitan Chapter. It is also the headquarters of the "Cathedral Parish ". In 1948, Pope Pius XII granted the temple the liturgical title of Minor Basilica by papal brief on June 12 of that year.
The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 11 min, while 14% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 5.9 km, while 5% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.
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Laura Montoya, in full María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui (26 May 1874 – 21 October 1949), religious name Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, was a Colombian Roman Catholic religious sister and the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine of Siena (1914). [1]
Catholicism was introduced to the country in 1508. Two dioceses were organized in 1534. The Church grew significantly by the mid-17th century, in spite of the variety of indigenous languages, government interference and competition among religious orders. Some persecution followed the declaration of independence in 1819. [citation needed]