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View of the Cathedral in 1858. The Jesuits arrived in the city in the 1549 and planned a Jesuit college under Father Manuel da Nóbrega (1517-1570). The Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos, the first in the Portuguese colony of Brazil, was created in 1551, only two years after the founding of Salvador by the Portuguese nobleman Tomé de Sousa.
[7] [1] [2] [5] [3] All parts of the church complex are decorated with azulejos, paintings, marble, and sculpture. The tribunes of the left wing are linked by galleries. The rich paintings on the ceiling of the nave were completed in 1831 by Franco Velasco (1780–1833). The sacristy is noted for its well-preserved azulejo tiles and marble ...
The façade shows influences of Mannerist architecture through the Jesuit Church of Salvador, among other buildings. Sandstone from the Boa Viagem quarry, located on the Itapagipe Peninsula, was used for the façade. The quarry was a donation to the Franciscan fathers. Like the Cathedral of Salvador, it has three portals and two flanking bell ...
View of the Terreiro de Jesus, with the Cathedral in the background, photographed in 1862. The old Colégio dos Jesuítas de Salvador (Salvador Jesuit School) is next to the church. The Terreiro de Jesus is a plaza located in the Historic Center of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. The square is located in the oldest part of the city and abuts the ...
1638 - Siege of Salvador da Bahia; 1672 - Cathedral of Salvador consecrated; 1674 - Mint established. [5] 1676 - Salvador becomes "metropolitan see of the colony's archbishopric." [5] 1704 - Church of the Third Order of Our Lady of the Rosary construction begins. 1711 - Maneta Revolt, two uprisings (Oct. 17 and Dec. 2) by military and public ...
The church is the second in Brazil constructed entirely of lioz, the first being the Jesuit church of Salvador, now the Cathedral Basilica of Salvador. The art historian Germain Bazin classifies it as the only Portuguese church in Bahia, and outside of the progression of design of other religious structures in the region. [5] [13] [6]
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador: [1] St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Chalatenango; Cathedral-Basilica of Queen of Peace in San Miguel; Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour in San Salvador; Cathedral of St. Vincent in San Vicente; Cathedral of St. Ann in Santa Ana; Cathedral of St. James the Apostle in ...
Despite its historical significance, the Old Cathedral was demolished in 1933 under Archbishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1876-1968) during a wave of redevelopment in Salvador's historic center. Demolition of the cathedral allowed tram routes to enter into the historic center of the city. [1] The current Cathedral of Salvador is a former Jesuit ...