Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Aracaju explained

Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral
Native Name:Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao
Native Name Lang:pt
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Map Caption:Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral in Brazil
Coordinates:-10.9133°N -37.0518°W
Location:Aracaju
Country:Brazil
Denomination:Roman Catholic Church
Style:Neoclassical and Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking:1862
Completed Date:1875
Archdiocese:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju

The Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao), also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Aracaju and commonly as the Aracaju Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Conception. Construction on the church began in 1862 under Father Eliziário Vieira Moniz Teles. It opened as the Our Lady of the Conception Church (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) on December 22, 1875 under Father José Luiz Azevedo. It was listed as a historic structure by the Municipality of Aracaju.

History

Our Lady of the Conception was elevated to the status of cathedral on January 3, 1910. Its architecture is linked to the striking elements of both the Neoclassical and Gothic Revival styles. The interior features artwork by Orestes Gatti and Rodolfo Tavares. The church follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju, which was created in 1910 through the bull "Divina disposente clementia" of Pope Pius X.

Protected status

The Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral was listed as a historic structure by the Municipality of Aracaju under decree number 6.819 of January 28, 1985.

Access

The cathedral is open to the public and may be visited.

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