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Church in La Paz, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Our Lady of Peace Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz)[2] or La Paz Cathedral is a Catholic church in the center of the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur,[3] western Mexico[4] that is the seat of the Diocese of La Paz. It is located where the mission was founded by the Jesuits in the eighteenth century.
| Our Lady of Peace Cathedral | |
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| Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Paz | |
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| Location | La Paz |
| Country | Mexico |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Founded | 3 November 1720 (mission) 1865 (cathedral) |
| Founder(s) | Juan Francisco Escalante y Moreno |
The current church was built in the second half of the 19th century, under the orders of Bishop Juan Francisco Escalante y Moreno.
A neoclassical style on the outside, it has a façade and twin towers, as often used since Romanesque architecture[5] throughout the Spanish Empire.[6]
The interior of the temple has beautiful baroque altarpieces from the 18th century, which come from other missions that were abandoned.
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