Puntarenas Cathedral
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| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral | |
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| Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen | |
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| Location | Puntarenas |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Carmen) or Puntarenas Cathedral[2] is a temple of the Roman Catholic church located in the city of Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas, in Costa Rica.[3]
Built in 1902, it has the distinction of being built with the facade to the east. It was built with stone and mortar and has brick floor. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Puntarenas (Dioecesis Puntarenensis). As its name indicates its patron saint is the Virgin Mary in her title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo).
It has its origins in the parish of Puntarenas founded in 1850. It was elevated to cathedral on April 27, 1998[4] after the papal bull "Sacrorum Antistites".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Puntarenas
- ^ Castro, Juan M. (2013-02-14). Las súplicas de Marino (in Spanish). Palibrio. ISBN 9781463345815.
- ^ Baker, Christopher P. (2014-02-25). Moon Spotlight Arenal & Monteverde. Avalon Travel. ISBN 9781612387031.
- ^ "Catedral de Puntarenas, Costa Rica". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04.
| Province of San José de Costa Rica | ||
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