Oviedo Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Saviour or Cathedral of San Salvador (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Salvador, Latin: Sancta Ovetensis) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in the centre of Oviedo, in the Asturias region of northern Spain.
| Cathedral of the Holy Saviour Catedral de San Salvador (in Spanish) | |
|---|---|
Façade of the cathedral. | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Oviedo, Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°21′45.30″N 5°50′35.09″W / 43.3625833°N 5.8430806°WCoordinates: 43°21′45.30″N 5°50′35.09″W / 43.3625833°N 5.8430806°W |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral, Minor basilica |
| Heritage designation | World Heritage Site |
| Leadership | Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes[1] |
| Website | Official Website |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Romanesque, Baroque, Renaissance |
| Direction of façade | O |
| Groundbreaking | 781 |
| Specifications | |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Type: | Cultural |
| Criteria: | ii, iv, vi |
| Designated: | 1985 (9th session) |
| Parent listing: | Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias |
| Reference #: | 312 |
| Extensions: | 1998 |
| State Party: | Spain |
| Region: | Europe and North America |
Many styles of architectural styles were used in building the cathedral. They include Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance. It began as a large Pre-Romanesque basilica in the present location of the Gothic cathedral. That first building was built by order of King Alfonso II of Asturias.
History
The Cathedral was founded by King Fruela I of Asturias in 781 AD. In 802, his son Alfonso II of Asturias made it bigger. He made Oviedo the capital of the Kingdom of Asturias.
People buried at Oviedo Cathedral
- Saint Eulogius of Córdoba
- Fruela I of Asturias
- Munia Lopez de Gascogne, wife of Fruela I
- Teresa de Leon, wife of Sancho I of León
- Jimena De Pamplona, wife of Alfonso III of León
- Saint Leocadia, relics later moved from Oviedo
- Saint Pelagius (912-925)
Oviedo Cathedral Media
The old romanesque Tower of San Salvador
Camino de San Salvador_tappa da La Pola de Lena a Oviedo
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Rey Casto chapel, Asturian-kings royal pantheon
Cámara Santa, UNESCO World Heritage
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References
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo, Spain". gcatholic.org. 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- Collins, W. W. (1909). "Oviedo". Cathedral cities of Spain. New York: Dodd, Mead and company.
- de Caso, Francisco (1999). La Catedral de Oviedo. Historia y Restauración (in español). Vol. I. Cuenca Busto, Cosme; García de Castro Valdés, César; Hevia Blanco, Jorge; de la Madrid Álvarez, Vidal; Ramallo Asensio, Germán. Oviedo: Ediciones Nobel S.A. ISBN 84-89770-83-2.
- de Caso, Francisco (1999). La Catedral de Oviedo. Catálogo y bienes muebles (in español). Vol. II. Cuenca Busto, Cosme; García de Castro Valdés, César; Hevia Blanco, Jorge; de la Madrid Álvarez, Vidal; Ramallo Asensio, Germán. Oviedo: Ediciones Nobel S.A. ISBN 84-89770-84-0.
- Carrero Santamaría, Eduardo (2003). El conjunto catedralicio de Oviedo en la Edad Media. Arquitectura, topografía y funciones en la ciudad episcopal (in español). Oviedo: Real Instituto de Estudios Asturianos. ISBN 978-8-4896-4568-4.
- Carrero Santamaría, Eduardo (2007). "La ciudad santa de Oviedo. Un conjunto de iglesias para la memoria del rey". Hortus Artium Medievalium (in español). Zagreb: Institute of Research Center for Late Antiquity and Middle Ages. 13: 275–289.
"Diocese of Oviedo". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. - "Oviedo". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh). (1911). Cambridge University Press.
