Cathedrals in Spain
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The cathedrals in Spain are the diocesan catholic churches in the Spanish land and a very important part of the Historical Heritage of Spain. They have a great historical, religious and architectural value. For centuries, the Spanish cities were built around them. That is pointed in the National Programme of Cathedrals, that pretends to protect and conserve a total of 91 temples, which includes cathedrals, co-cathedrals, former cathedrals, and the outstanding non-cathedral church of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona.
The concathedrals are the temples in the second diocesan city, when the Episcopal see is divided between two cities.
Cathedrals are usually large and a huge amount of resorts where needed for their construction. Building them often required several centuries, so they sometimes are the result of different ages and architectural styles.
In the beginning the temple's head was built and the major altar was consecrated for celebrating the worship. After that the construction was followed with the cross and the naves. As this the more recent stiles, like baroque and neoclassical, were developed with the edification very advanced, and having the need of keeping the architectural stile of the original project, the architects of the recent stiles looked for hole rooms and new facades, so they could have more freedom and less restrictions.
The construction was financed with the diocese mains, with royal or obispal contributions, or with the faithful donations. According to this, the bigger diocese and the most significant city was, the most important cathedral could usually be built.
[edit] Classification by diocese
| Cathedral | Dedication | Diocese |
|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Barcelona | ||
| Cathedral of Santa Eulalia | Saint Eulalia | Archdiocese of Barcelona |
| Cathedral of Sant Feliu de Llobregat | Saint Lawrence | Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat |
| Cathedral of Terrassa | Holy Spirit | Diocese of Terrassa |
| Sagrada Família of Barcelona | Holy Family | – |
| Archdiocese of Burgos | ||
| Cathedral of Burgos | Virgin Mary | Archdiocese of Burgos |
| Cathedral of Bilbao | Saint James | Diocese of Bilbao |
| Cathedral of Palencia | Saint Antolin | Diocese of Palencia |
| Cathedral of El Burgo de Osma | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Osma-Soria |
| Concathedral of Soria | Saint Peter | Diocese of Osma-Soria |
| Cathedral of Vitoria | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Vitoria |
| Archdiocese of Granada | ||
| Cathedral of Granada | Virgin of the Incarnation | Archdiocese of Granada |
| Cathedral of Almeria | Virgin of the Incarnation | Diocese of Almeria |
| Cathedral of Guadix | Virgin of the Incarnation | Diocese of Guadix |
| Cathedral of Jaén | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Jaen |
| Cathedral of Malaga | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Malaga |
| Concathedral of Murcia | Saint Mary | Diocese of Cartagena |
| Cathedral of Cartagena | Saint Mary | Diocese de Cartagena |
| Archdiocese of Madrid | ||
| Cathedral of Madrid | Virgin of the Almudena | Archdiocese of Madrid |
| Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares | Saints Justus and Pastor | Diocese of Alcalá de Henares |
| Cathedral of Getafe | Virgin of the Magdalena | Diocese of Getafe |
| Cathedral of Justo | Not consagrated | – |
| Archdiocese of Merida-Badajoz | ||
| Cathedral of Badajoz | Saint John the Baptist | Archdiocese of Merida-Badajoz |
| Concathedral of Caceres | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Coria-Caceres |
| Cathedral of Coria | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Coria-Caceres |
| Cathedral of Merida | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Merida-Badajoz |
| New Cathedral of Plasencia | Diocese of Plasencia | |
| Old Cathedral of Plasencia | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Plasencia |
| Archdiocese of Oviedo | ||
| Cathedral of Oviedo | Holy Savior | Archdiocese of Oviedo |
| Cathedral of Astorga | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Astorga |
| Cathedral of León | Virgin Mary | Diocese of León |
| Cathedral of Santander | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Santander |
| Archdiocese of Pamplona | ||
| Cathedral of Pamplona | Virgin Mary | Archdiocese of Pamplona |
| Cathedral of Calahorra | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño |
| Cathedral of La Calzada | Saint Domingo | Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño |
| Cathedral of Jaca | Saint Peter | Diocese of Jaca |
| Concathedral of Logroño | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño |
| Cathedral of San Sebastián | Virgin Mary | Diocese of San Sebastián |
| Cathedral of Tudela | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Tudela |
| Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela | ||
| Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela | Saint James | Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela |
| Concathedral of Ferrol | Saint Julian | Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol |
| Cathedral of Lugo | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Lugo |
| Cathedral of Mondoñedo | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol |
| Cathedral de Ourense | Saint Martín | Diocese of Ourense |
| Cathedral de Tui | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Tui-Vigo |
| Concathedral of Vigo | Virgin Mary | Diócesis of Tui-Vigo |
| Archdiocese of Seville | ||
| Cathedral of Seville | Virgin Mary | Archdiocese of Seville |
| Cathedral of Cádiz | Holy Cross | Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta |
| Cathedral of Ceuta | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta |
| Cathedral of Huelva | Virgin of Mercy | Diocese of Huelva |
| Cathedral of Córdoba | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Córdoba |
| Cathedral of Jerez de la Frontera | Holy Savior | Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera |
| Cathedral of las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Saint Anne | Diocese of Canarias |
| Cathedral of la Laguna | Virgin of the Remedios | Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
| Archdiocese of Tarragona | ||
| Cathedral of Tarragona | Virgin Mary | Archdiocese of Tarragona |
| Cathedral of Girona | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Girona |
| Cathedral of Lleida | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Lleida |
| Cathedral of Roda de Isábena | Saint Vincent | Diocese of Lleida |
| Cathedral of Solsona | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Solsona |
| Cathedral of Tortosa | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Tortosa |
| Cathedral of Urgel | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Urgel |
| Cathedral of Vic | Saint Peter | Diocese of Vic |
| Archdiocese of Toledo | ||
| Cathedral of Toledo | Virgin Mary | Archdiocese of Toledo |
| Cathedral of Albacete | Saint John the Baptist | Diocese of Albacete |
| Cathedral of Ciudad Real | Virgin of the Prado | Diocese of Ciudad Real |
| Cathedral of Cuenca | Virgin Mary and Saint Julian | Diocese of Cuenca |
| Concathedral of Guadalajara | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara |
| Cathedral of Sigüenza | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara |
| Archdiocese of Valencia | ||
| Cathedral of Valencia | Virgin Mary | Archdiocese of Valencia |
| Concathedral of Alicante | Saint Nicholas | Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante |
| Concathedral of Castellón | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón |
| Cathedral of Ibiza | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Ibiza |
| Cathedral of Mallorca | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Mallorca |
| Cathedral of Menorca | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Menorca |
| Cathedral of Orihuela | Holy Savior | Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante |
| Cathedral of Segorbe | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón |
| Archdiocese of Valladolid | ||
| Cathedral of Valladolid | Virgin of the Assumption | Archdiocese of Valladolid |
| Cathedral of Ávila | Holy Savior | Diocese of Ávila |
| Cathedral of Ciudad Rodrigo | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Ciudad Rodrigo |
| New Cathedral of Salamanca | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Salamanca |
| Old Cathedral of Salamanca | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Salamanca |
| Cathedral of Segovia | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Segovia |
| Cathedral of Zamora | Holy Savior | Diocese de Zamora |
| Archdiocese of Zaragoza | ||
| Cathedral of Zaragoza | Holy Savior | Archdiocese of Zaragoza |
| Cathedral of Albarracín | Holy Savior | Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín |
| Cathedral of Barbastro | Virgin of the Assumption | Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón |
| Cathedral of Huesca | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Huesca |
| Cathedral of Monzón | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón |
| Cathedral of Tarazona | Virgin of la Huerta | Diocese of Tarazona |
| Cathedral of Teruel | Virgin Mary | Diocese of Teruel and Albarracín |
| Basilica of the Pillar | Virgin of the Pillar | – |
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