Segovia Cathedral

Segovia Cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and of Saint Fructus
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción y de San Frutos
West façade and bell tower as seen from the Alcázar.
Map
40°57′00″N 4°07′31″W / 40.95°N 4.12528°W / 40.95; -4.12528
LocationSegovia
Address1, Marqués del Arco
CountrySpain
DenominationCatholic
Websitecatedralsegovia.es
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationAssumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Fructus
Dedicated16 July 1768[1]
Architecture
Architect(s)Juan Gil de Hontañón (first)
StyleLate Gothic
Groundbreaking8 June 1525[1]
Specifications
Tower height88 m (288 ft 9 in)
Administration
MetropolisValladolid
DioceseSegovia (since 6th Century)
Clergy
Bishop(s)César Augusto Franco Martínez
CriteriaCultural: (iv)
Designated1985 (9th session)
Part ofOld Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct
Reference no.311
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated3 June 1931
Reference no.RI-51-0000862

The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and of Saint Fructus is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the Spanish city of Segovia. The church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and to Saint Fructus and is the seat of the Diocese of Segovia. It was built in the Flamboyant style,[2] and was dedicated in 1768, constituting one of the latest Gothic cathedrals in Europe.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Historia". Cathedral of Segovia. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  2. ^ Flamboyant style at the Encyclopædia Britannica