St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral, São Carlos

The St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral[1] (also São Carlos Cathedral;[2] Portuguese: Catedral São Carlos Borromeu)[3] is a Catholic church located in the Don José Marcondes Homem de Melo Square, in São Carlos (São Paulo) in the South American country of Brazil. It has a dome of more than 70 m (230 ft) in height and 30 m (98 ft) in diameter, which is an architectural replica of the one of the Basilica of St. Peter in Vatican City.

St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral
Catedral São Carlos Borromeu
LocationSão Carlos
Country Brazil
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitehttps://catedralsaocarlos.com.br/
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Emanuel Gianni (engineering)
  • Lafael Petroni (structural engineering)
  • Ernfrid Frick (model)
  • Lorenz Heilmair (stained glass)
StyleEclectic
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of São Carlos

The cathedral was built on the site where the first chapel was erected, between the streets Conde do Pinhal and Trece de Mayo, in the central area. The project was designed by engineer Emanuel Gianni[4][5] with a model by professor Ernfrid Frick[6] and structural design by engineer Lafael Petroni. It has stained glass windows by Lorenz Helmair, the altars are made of Carrara marble and the Via Sacra was made by local artist Almira Ragonesi Bruno. The image of St. Charles Borromeo dating from the city's foundation, with head and hands carved in wood, is in the cathedral.

With the creation of the Diocese of São Carlos, on June 7, 1908, the Church of São Carlos was elevated to the category of cathedral.

See also
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References
  1. "Catedral São Carlos Borromeu". GCatholic. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. "Nosso Padroeiro | Catedral de São Carlos". catedralsaocarlos.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. "Horário de Missa - Catedral de São Carlos Borromeu - São Carlos - Centro - SP". www.horariodemissa.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  4. Balestrini Filho, Jorge (1957). "Memória Histórica da Igreja de São Carlos". Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro (in Portuguese) (236): 54–161. eISSN 2526-1347.
  5. Botelho Ferraz, Maria Cecília (1957). "São Carlos do Pinhal – sua fundação e sua história" [São Carlos do Pinhal – its foundation and history]. Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro (in Portuguese) (236): 162–203. eISSN 2526-1347.
  6. "A história do escultor da Catedral da Sé é despertada em Joinville, onde moram sua filha e netas". ND Mais (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

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