| Catedral de San Cristóbal | |
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 Catedral de San Cristóbal | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Religious |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Address | 156 Empedrado |
| Town or city | Havana |
| Country | Cuba |
| Groundbreaking | 1748 |
| Completed | 1777 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Load bearing |
| Material | Coral stone |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Website | |
| https://arquidiocesisdelahabana.org/nueva// | |
Havana Cathedral (Catedral de San Cristóbal) is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the Plaza de la Catedral on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Old Havana, Havana, Cuba. The thirty by forty-nine meters rectangular church serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana.[1] Christopher Columbus’s remains were kept in the cathedral between 1796 and 1898 before they were taken to Seville Cathedral.[2]
It was built between 1748 and 1777[3] and was consecrated in 1782.[4]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese de la Havana (San Cristóbal de la Habana)". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Havana Cathedral. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ Belmont Freeman (23 June 2018). "Modern architecture in Cuba and Contemporary Preservation Challenges". Columbia University.
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