Campeche Cathedral
Church in Campeche City, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción) or Campeche Cathedral[2] is the main Catholic building within the fortified Campeche City in Mexico,[3] declared Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity. It is the main church of the diocese of the same name, seat of the bishopric. It is located in front of the Constitution Square of the city. The rank of cathedral was granted in 1895 by Pope Leo XIII.
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción | |
 | |
 | |
| Location | Campeche City |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
It is a Baroque style building with features of the neoclassic, famous for sheltering in its interior figurines of sacred art, highlighting a monument called "The Holy Burial" that represents a coffin with the figure of Christ and that during Good Friday is carried by The main streets of the city. It was built between 1540 and 1760.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
