Iglesia del Sacramento

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Cathedral Church of the Armed Forces
Iglesia del Sacramento
Iglesia Catedral de las Fuerzas Armadas
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View from the Calle Mayor
Iglesia del Sacramento
Location Madrid
Address Calle del Sacramento  [ es ], 9
CountrySpain
Denomination Catholic Church
History
Status Cathedral
Founded1615
Architecture
Architect(s) Bartolomé Hurtado García  [ es ]
Architectural type Church architecture
Style Spanish Baroque
Years built1671
Administration
Archdiocese Military Archbishopric of Spain

The Cathedral Church of the Armed Forces (Spanish : Iglesia Catedral de las Fuerzas Armadas), commonly known as Iglesia del Sacramento (Spanish for 'Church of the Sacrament'), is a 17th-century Baroque-style Catholic church located in Madrid, Spain. Since 1980 is the Military Cathedral of Spain and the seat of the Military Archbishop of Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1982.[ citation needed ]

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