Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Huancayo

The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity [1] (Spanish: Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad) also called Huancayo Cathedral[2] It is the largest church in the city of Huancayo in Peru.[3][4] It is located in the west of the Constitutión Square, it is neoclassical and inside preserves paintings from the Cusco School of painting. It is seat of the Archbishop of Huancayo.

Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad
LocationHuancayo
Country Peru
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

This temple, known initially as Matriz Temple, was built on land donated by remarkable neighbors. Its construction began on March 18, 1799 ending March 18, 1831. By bull of Pope Pius XII it was elevated to Cathedral Church in 1955 thus surpassing another remarkable huancaína church, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. It is consecrated to the Holy Trinity, to whom the city of Huancayo was dedicated in 1572.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

References
  1. Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Huancayo
  2. Diario de los debates de la Cámara de Diputados (in Spanish). 1963-01-01.
  3. Lima, Sociedad Geográfica de (1971-01-01). Síntesis geográfica del Perú (in Spanish). Sociedad Geográfica de Lima.
  4. Anuario geográfico del Perú (in Spanish). Sociedad Geográfica de Lima. 1975-01-01.

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