Ferrol Co-Cathedral

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Ferrol Co-Cathedral
Co-Cathedral of Saint Julian
Concatedral de San Julián
Concatedral de San Xiao
Concatedral Ferrol 2023 - West Facade.jpg
West façade
Ferrol Co-Cathedral
43°28′56″N8°14′06″W / 43.4822°N 8.2350°W / 43.4822; -8.2350
Location Ferrol
Address104, Rua Igrexa
CountrySpain
Denomination Catholic
History
Status Co-Cathedral
Dedication Julian of Antinoe
Dedicated14 August 1959 [1]
Architecture
Architect(s) Julián Sánchez Bort
Style Neoclassic
Years built1765 - 1772
Administration
Metropolis Santiago de Compostela
Diocese Mondoñedo-Ferrol
Clergy
Bishop(s) Fernando García Cadiñanos
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated9 March 1984
Reference no.RI-53-0000322

The Co-Cathedral of Saint Julian (Galician : Concatedral de San Xiao; Spanish : Catedral de San Julian) is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in the town of Ferrol in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.

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History

The church was erected in the 18th-century, designed by Julián Sánchez Bort, who based his Neoclassical design on the church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome.

The church was made co-cathedral along with the Cathedral of Mondoñedo in 1959. [2]

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References

  1. "Concatedral". mondonedoferrol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. Mondonedo-Ferrol Diocese, website and entry on church.