| Cuenca Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Julian | |
| Catedral de Santa Maria y San Julián | |
 The Gothic Revival façade in 2020 | |
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| 40°04′43″N 2°07′44″W / 40.07849°N 2.12901°W | |
| Location | Cuenca |
| Address | Plaza Mayor |
| Country | Spain |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | catedralcuenca |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Dedication | Julian of Cuenca and Mary, mother of Jesus |
| Dedicated | 1196 and 1208[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic, Romanesque, Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1182 |
| Administration | |
| Metropolis | Toledo |
| Diocese | Cuenca |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | José María Yanguas Sanz |
| Criteria | Cultural: |
| Designated | 1996 (20th session) |
| Part of | Historic Walled Town of Cuenca |
| Reference no. | 781 |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 23 August 1902 |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0000081 |
The Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Julian is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Cuenca, Spain. The building is one of the earliest Spanish examples of Gothic architecture, built at a time when the Romanesque style still predominated in the Iberian Peninsula. In particular, the cathedral is characteristic of the Norman and Anglo-Norman architecture of the 12th century, of which Soissons Cathedral, Laon Cathedral and Notre-Dame de Paris are representative examples.
Work began in 1182 and was largely completed by 1257, although further renovations continued. In the 15th century, the Gothic chevet of the cathedral was reconstructed. The exterior was almost renovated in the 16th century. In the 17th century, the tabernacle chapel (capilla del Sagrario) was built, and the facade and the towers were reformed. The facade was partially reconstructed in the neo-Gothic style in 1910 to repair damage caused when the bell tower (the Giraldo) collapsed in 1902 after being struck by a lightning. However, there are plans and projects to complete the work once a technical consensus is reached.
The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca. It is dedicated to Mary and to Saint Julian of Cuenca, the second bishop of the Diocese and patron saint of the city.[2]
- ^ "History of the Cathedral of Cuenca". Catedral de Cuenca. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Audio Guia - Catedral de Cuenca". www.catedralcuenca.es. Retrieved 8 August 2018.