Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral, El Vigia explained

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral
Other Name:Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro
Location:El Vigia
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church

The Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral[1] (Spanish; Castilian: Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro)[2] Also El Vigia Cathedral[3] is a Catholic church located in El Vigia, Mérida state, Venezuela.[4] Is located on Bolivar Avenue to 15th Avenue, opposite the Bolívar Square of El Vigia.

History

On 14 April 1957 the archbishop of Mérida, Acacio Chacín, laid the first stone. On May 21 of that same year construction he began. The layout was made by José Ignacio Olivares, priest of El Vigia. On 12 March 1959 the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was founded. In 1994 the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia was erected.

The cathedral building is concrete, decorated on the outside with granite. The bell tower brick has tablets. The cathedral has a large entrance and two small entrances on the facade. There are also two side entrances. The ships are separated by 36 columns. It has 30 windows and 48 small windows.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/southamerica/3832.htm Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in El Vigia
  2. Web site: Catedral Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro está lista para celebrar la Semana Santa En El Vigía. 2016-03-18. es-ES. 2016-08-04. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605043545/http://enelvigia.com.ve/catedral-nuestra-senora-del-perpetuo-socorro-esta-lista-celebrar-la-semana-santa/. 2016-06-05.
  3. Web site: Catálogo del patrimonio cultural venezolano 2004-2006, Municipio Alberto Adriani.
  4. Web site: El Vigía inició la Semana Santa con la bendición de los ramos. www.diariodelosandes.com. 2016-08-04.