Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Comayagua

Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
Location Comayagua
Country  Honduras
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción) also called Comayagua Cathedral[2][3] It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is located in the Central Square of the city of Comayagua in Honduras,[4] it is one of the oldest cathedrals in Central America, built from 1634 and inaugurated on December 8, 1711 and blessed in 1715.

The cathedral was initiated by the then Bishop of Comayagua Alonso Vargas y Abarca, continued by Bishop Fray Juan Pérez Carpintero and completed by Bishop Fray Antonio López de Guadalupe, most of the construction work took place between 1685 to 1715 when it was solemnly blessed.

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References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Comayagua
  2. ↑ Arellano, Fernando (1988-01-01). El arte hispanoamericano (in Spanish). Universidad Catolica Andres. ISBN 9789802440177.
  3. ↑ Oyuela, Leticia de (1997-01-01). Dos siglos de amor: 26 historia de amor documentadas de la sociedad hondureña de los siglos XVIII y XIX (in Spanish). Editorial Guaymuras.
  4. ↑ Hernández, Bernabé Fernández (1997-01-01). El gobierno del Intendente Anguiano en Honduras, 1796-1812 (in Spanish). Universidad de Sevilla. ISBN 9788447203680.

Coordinates: 14°28′00″N 87°39′00″W / 14.4667°N 87.6500°W / 14.4667; -87.6500

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