Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.

Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Saviour
LocationJerez de la Frontera
CountrySpain
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusActive
DedicationHoly Saviour
Architecture
Architectural typechurch
StyleGothic, Baroque, Neoclassical
Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
Native name
Spanish: Catedral de Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is located in Spain
Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral
Location of Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral in Spain
LocationJerez de la Frontera, Spain
Coordinates36.682007°N 6.141089°W / 36.682007; -6.141089
Official nameCatedral de Jerez de la Frontera
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1931
Reference no.RI-51-0000498 Official site

Style

Built in the 17th century, it is a mix of Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical style. It was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1980.

Interior

Inside

The cathedral is on a central plan with a nave and four aisles of uneven height. The building is supported externally by normal and flying buttresses and crossing the transept is a dome.

The interior houses a Virgin Mary by Francisco Zurbarán, and a late 15th-century Gothic Crucifix (named Cristo de la Viga).

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