St. Ann Cathedral, Ponta Grossa

The St. Ann Cathedral[1] (also Ponta Grossa Cathedral; Portuguese: Catedral Sant’Ana)[2] is a Catholic church located in the center of Paraná in the city of Ponta Grossa in southern Brazil.[3] The church is the seat of the Diocese of Ponta Grossa.

St. Ann Cathedral
Catedral Sant'Ana
25°05′53″S 50°09′32″W
LocationPonta Grossa
Country Brazil
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Architecture
StyleModern architecture
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Ponta Grossa

On September 15, 1823,[4] Ponta Grossa became a parish, after which the need arose to build a new, larger chapel to serve the population in place of the old tiled roof chapel dedicated to St. Ann built by Dom Pedro I, the ninth parish of Paraná.[5]

In 1906 the Italian Nicolas Ferigotti was hired to remodel the church. Ferigotti presented a project considered daring, because although eclecticism was common at that time, western churches were predominantly built in Greco-Roman style. The building was inaugurated in 1910.[6] On May 10, 1926, the Diocese of Ponta Grossa was created and the church was elevated to the category of cathedral.[5]

It was remodeled again in 1978 and was re-inaugurated in 2009.

See also

References
  1. Cathedral of St. Ann
  2. CARVALHO, DANIEL. Aconteceu no Século Vinte (in Portuguese). Editora Baraúna. ISBN 9788579231353.
  3. História, Universidade Federal do Paraná Departamento de (1968-01-01). Boletím (in Portuguese). O Departamento.
  4. "Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - Mobilidade Acadêmica Internacional". Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. "Diocese de Ponta Grossa". Diocese de Ponta Grossa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. Prefeitura Municipal de Ponta Grossa. "Igreja Matriz de Santana". sppert.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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