Huelva Cathedral

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Huelva Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Huelva Cathedral 2024 - West Facade.jpg
West façade in 2024
Huelva Cathedral
37°15′46″N6°57′09″W / 37.2628°N 6.9525°W / 37.2628; -6.9525
Location Huelva
AddressPlaza de la Merced
CountrySpain
Denomination Catholic
History
Former name(s)Convent of Our Lady of Mercy
Status Cathedral
Dedication Virgin of Mercy
Dedicated15 March 1954 [1]
Architecture
Architect(s) Ambrosio de Figueroa
Style Baroque, Neoclassical, Colonial
Years built1605—1877
Administration
Metropolis Seville
Diocese Huelva (since 1953)
Clergy
Bishop(s) Santiago Gómez Sierra
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated12 March 1970 [2]
Reference no.RI-51-0003842

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Mercy is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Huelva since 1954.

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History

The convent church from the 17th century was destroyed by several earthquakes in the 18th century. A church rebuilt in 1775 in Neoclassical style. It served as the chapel of the adjacent former Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, occupied by the Mercedarian Order until it was abolished during the ecclesiastical confiscations of Mendizábal of 1835. [3] The former convent is now one of the buildings of the University of Huelva.

The two bell-gables were added to the façade in 1915 to accommodate the new bells. [3]

It was elevated to the status of a cathedral on 15 March 1954, a year after the Diocese of Huelva was created as a division of the Archdiocese of Seville. [1]

The church was declared a National Monument on 12 March 1970, [4]

On 28 February 1969 a new earthquake damaged the building considerably, having it closed down for renovations between 1970 and 1977. Restoration works were headed by architect Rafael Manzano Martos. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Catedral de Huelva". Diocese of Huelva. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. "Iglesia y Antiguo Convento de la Merced". Ministry of Culture . Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Carrasco Terriza, Manuel Jesús. "Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Merced, de Huelva" (PDF) (in Spanish). Diocese of Huelva. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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