St. James Cathedral, Valparaíso

The St. James Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de Santiago en Valparaíso) also called Valparaíso Cathedral[2][3] is a cathedral church of Catholic worship, seat of the Diocese of Valparaíso,[4] in Chile. it is in the plan of the city, in the neighborhood El Almendral, the east side of the Plaza de la Victoria.

St. James Cathedral
Catedral de Santiago
LocationValparaíso
Country Chile
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Architecture
Architectural typechurch

Currently, this temple also makes host the Parish Holy Spirit, which previously stood in front of the Plaza but in another location, and in that first temple was where he married Captain Arturo Prat, naval hero of the War of the Pacific (Naval battle of Iquique) with Carmela Carvajal.

The building, in Gothic style, was built during the years 1910 and 1950 on donated land Juana Ross Edwards. It was restored after the earthquakes of 1971 and 1985.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Chile
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References
  1. "Catedral de Santiago, Valparaíso, Chile". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
  2. Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Chile (in Spanish). Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
  3. Allamand, Ana Francisca (2009-01-01). Terremotos (in Spanish). Museo Histórico Nacional de Chile. ISBN 9789563160512.
  4. "VALPARAÍSO". 2012-10-28. Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2016-07-12.

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