Knowledge

Astorga Cathedral

Source 📝

574: 364: 372: 46: 359:
appearance were added elements from later styles, such as the Neo-Classicist cloister (18th century), the Baroque towers, capitals and the façade, and the Renaissance portico. With a rectangular layout, with apsidal chapels, very clear and bright, it has an architectural closeness to German Gothic.
268: 1223: 1248: 1228: 503:, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Astorga Cathedral (no. 70) 1243: 1238: 392: 1039: 62: 528: 1183: 620: 701: 1233: 615: 840: 820: 1047: 239: 880: 500: 1188: 573: 234: 1019: 908: 558: 521: 870: 610: 739: 716: 1057: 387:(1558), considered a masterwork of the Spanish Renaissance sculpture. Other sculptures include the "Purísima" by 355:
predecessors from the 11th-13th centuries. The construction lasted until the 18th century, thus to its original
918: 449: 691: 415: 956: 514: 195: 1168: 280: 1115: 1110: 749: 744: 399: 825: 805: 1092: 1105: 943: 545: 1253: 1140: 966: 961: 792: 600: 470: 444:] (in Spanish). Toledo: Publicaciones del Instituto de Investigaciones y Estudios Toledanos. 352: 1148: 890: 630: 161: 120: 860: 478: 1009: 996: 759: 683: 582: 166: 1052: 1024: 388: 1125: 923: 211: 734: 638: 8: 1153: 976: 928: 850: 800: 782: 648: 553: 537: 356: 341: 207: 202: 1158: 668: 1173: 1082: 1067: 1004: 815: 706: 605: 563: 251: 1100: 898: 1120: 1077: 981: 971: 933: 865: 724: 653: 506: 445: 772: 663: 363: 1178: 1163: 1130: 1029: 1014: 951: 913: 830: 777: 696: 673: 658: 595: 590: 474: 1072: 1062: 903: 729: 371: 191: 125: 403: 45: 855: 810: 643: 384: 345: 338: 219: 97: 1217: 986: 875: 77: 64: 186: 154: 495: 379:
The interior houses numerous artworks, such as the Flemish-Spanish
351:
The gothic edifice was begun in 1471, within the same walls of its
442:
The Kingdom of León and Castile under King Alfonso VI (1065-1109)
418:(1897-1987), choirmaster at the Astorga Cathedral from 1926-1946. 380: 246: 263: 438:
El reino de León y Castilla bajo el rey Alfonso VI (1065-1109)
395:(17th century) and the "Christ of the Waters" (14th century). 136: 536: 348:, Spain. It was declared a national monument in 1931. 1224:
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain
465:José López-Calo (2001). "González Barrón, Ramón". 391:(1626), "St. John the Baptist and St. Jerome" by 1249:Buildings and structures in the Province of León 1215: 464: 1229:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Castile and León 522: 35: 383:of St. Michael, and the large high altar by 529: 515: 44: 1244:Baroque architecture in Castile and León 501:The Art of medieval Spain, A.D. 500-1200 370: 362: 1239:Gothic architecture in Castile and León 479:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.11451 398:Next to the church is the Neo-medieval 16:Roman Catholic church in Astorga, Spain 1216: 435: 510: 13: 538:Roman Catholic cathedrals in Spain 14: 1265: 489: 409: 572: 458: 429: 1: 717:Archdiocese of Mérida-Badajoz 422: 1234:Churches in Castile and León 7: 1204:no longer used as cathedral 821:Santo Domingo de la Calzada 10: 1270: 929:San Cristóbal de La Laguna 570: 1197: 1139: 1093:Archdiocese of Valladolid 1091: 1038: 995: 942: 889: 839: 791: 758: 715: 682: 629: 581: 544: 323: 319: 311: 303: 295: 287: 281:Spanish Cultural Heritage 278: 274: 262: 257: 245: 233: 228: 218: 201: 185: 180: 172: 160: 150: 145: 131: 119: 111: 103: 93: 59: 55: 43: 34: 29: 24: 944:Archdiocese of Tarragona 546:Archdiocese of Barcelona 436:Reilly, Bernard (1989). 269:Jesús Fernández González 19:Church in Astorga, Spain 1141:Archdiocese of Zaragoza 1040:Archdiocese of Valencia 793:Archdiocese of Pamplona 559:Sant Feliu de Llobregat 471:Oxford University Press 335:Catedral de Santa María 331:Cathedral of Saint Mary 196:Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón 37:Catedral de Santa María 30:Cathedral of Saint Mary 891:Archdiocese of Seville 871:Santiago de Compostela 843:Santiago de Compostela 631:Archdiocese of Granada 376: 368: 36: 1189:Zaragoza (The Savior) 1184:Zaragoza (The Pillar) 1058:Ciutadella de Menorca 1053:Castellón de la Plana 997:Archdiocese of Toledo 760:Archdiocese of Oviedo 684:Archdiocese of Madrid 583:Archdiocese of Burgos 416:Ramón González Barrón 375:Cathedral altarpiece. 374: 366: 167:Mary, mother of Jesus 107:Plaza de la Catedral 78:42.45778°N 6.05694°W 50:West façade in 2021. 367:Cathedral interior. 74: /  467:Grove Music Online 389:Gregorio Fernández 377: 369: 312:Reference no. 83:42.45778; -6.05694 1211: 1210: 1073:Palma de Mallorca 692:Alcalá de Henares 327: 326: 25:Astorga Cathedral 1261: 576: 531: 524: 517: 508: 507: 496:Official website 483: 482: 462: 456: 455: 433: 400:Episcopal Palace 141: 138: 89: 88: 86: 85: 84: 79: 75: 72: 71: 70: 67: 48: 39: 22: 21: 1269: 1268: 1264: 1263: 1262: 1260: 1259: 1258: 1214: 1213: 1212: 1207: 1193: 1169:Roda de Isábena 1135: 1116:Salamanca (New) 1111:Salamanca (Old) 1087: 1034: 991: 957:La Seu d'Urgell 938: 885: 842: 835: 787: 754: 750:Plasencia (New) 745:Plasencia (Old) 711: 678: 625: 577: 568: 540: 535: 492: 487: 486: 463: 459: 452: 434: 430: 425: 412: 393:Mateo del Prado 283: 192:Juan de Colonia 137:catedralastorga 135: 82: 80: 76: 73: 68: 65: 63: 61: 60: 51: 20: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1267: 1257: 1256: 1254:Astorga, Spain 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1202: 1198: 1195: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1145: 1143: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1106:Ciudad Rodrigo 1103: 1097: 1095: 1089: 1088: 1086: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1044: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1012: 1007: 1001: 999: 993: 992: 990: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 948: 946: 940: 939: 937: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 895: 893: 887: 886: 884: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 847: 845: 841:Archdiocese of 837: 836: 834: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 797: 795: 789: 788: 786: 785: 780: 775: 770: 764: 762: 756: 755: 753: 752: 747: 742: 737: 732: 727: 721: 719: 713: 712: 710: 709: 704: 699: 694: 688: 686: 680: 679: 677: 676: 671: 666: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 635: 633: 627: 626: 624: 623: 618: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 587: 585: 579: 578: 571: 569: 567: 566: 561: 556: 550: 548: 542: 541: 534: 533: 526: 519: 511: 505: 504: 498: 491: 490:External links 488: 485: 484: 457: 450: 427: 426: 424: 421: 420: 419: 411: 410:Notable people 408: 402:, designed by 385:Gaspar Becerra 339:Roman Catholic 325: 324: 321: 320: 317: 316: 313: 309: 308: 305: 301: 300: 297: 293: 292: 289: 285: 284: 279: 276: 275: 272: 271: 266: 260: 259: 255: 254: 249: 243: 242: 237: 231: 230: 229:Administration 226: 225: 222: 220:Groundbreaking 216: 215: 205: 199: 198: 189: 183: 182: 178: 177: 174: 170: 169: 164: 158: 157: 152: 148: 147: 143: 142: 133: 129: 128: 123: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 57: 56: 53: 52: 49: 41: 40: 32: 31: 27: 26: 18: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1266: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1221: 1219: 1203: 1200: 1199: 1196: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1170: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1147: 1146: 1144: 1142: 1138: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1098: 1096: 1094: 1090: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1037: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1011: 1008: 1006: 1003: 1002: 1000: 998: 994: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 973: 970: 968: 965: 963: 960: 958: 955: 953: 950: 949: 947: 945: 941: 935: 932: 930: 927: 925: 922: 920: 917: 915: 912: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 896: 894: 892: 888: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 848: 846: 844: 838: 832: 829: 827: 826:San Sebastián 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 798: 796: 794: 790: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 765: 763: 761: 757: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 731: 728: 726: 723: 722: 720: 718: 714: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 689: 687: 685: 681: 675: 672: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 636: 634: 632: 628: 622: 621:Vitoria (New) 619: 617: 616:Vitoria (Old) 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 588: 586: 584: 580: 575: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 551: 549: 547: 543: 539: 532: 527: 525: 520: 518: 513: 512: 509: 502: 499: 497: 494: 493: 480: 476: 472: 468: 461: 453: 447: 443: 439: 432: 428: 417: 414: 413: 407: 405: 401: 396: 394: 390: 386: 382: 373: 365: 361: 358: 354: 349: 347: 343: 340: 336: 332: 322: 318: 315:RI-51-0000663 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 277: 273: 270: 267: 265: 261: 256: 253: 250: 248: 244: 241: 238: 236: 232: 227: 223: 221: 217: 214:(west façade) 213: 209: 206: 204: 200: 197: 193: 190: 188: 184: 179: 175: 171: 168: 165: 163: 159: 156: 153: 149: 144: 140: 134: 130: 127: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 99: 96: 92: 87: 58: 54: 47: 42: 38: 33: 28: 23: 1201:co-cathedral 967:Lleida (New) 962:Lleida (Old) 767: 707:Madrid (New) 702:Madrid (Old) 466: 460: 441: 437: 431: 404:Antoni Gaudí 397: 378: 357:Gothic style 350: 334: 330: 328: 210:(interior), 187:Architect(s) 181:Architecture 121:Denomination 1020:Guadalajara 1010:Ciudad Real 307:3 June 1931 291:Non-movable 208:Late Gothic 81: / 1218:Categories 1149:Albarracín 1126:Valladolid 924:Las Palmas 451:8487103030 423:References 353:Romanesque 333:(Spanish: 304:Designated 235:Metropolis 162:Dedication 66:42°27′28″N 1154:Barbastro 977:Tarragona 861:Mondoñedo 801:Calahorra 783:Santander 649:Cartagena 554:Barcelona 264:Bishop(s) 173:Dedicated 155:Cathedral 69:6°03′25″W 1174:Tarazona 1083:Valencia 1068:Orihuela 1048:Alicante 1025:Sigüenza 1005:Albacete 816:Pamplona 606:Palencia 564:Terrassa 299:Monument 296:Criteria 126:Catholic 94:Location 1121:Segovia 1078:Segorbe 982:Tortosa 972:Solsona 934:Seville 909:Córdoba 866:Ourense 806:Logroño 768:Astorga 735:Cáceres 725:Badajoz 654:Granada 639:Almería 381:retablo 346:Astorga 337:) is a 252:Astorga 247:Diocese 212:Baroque 146:History 132:Website 112:Country 104:Address 98:Astorga 1179:Teruel 1164:Huesca 1159:Monzón 1131:Zamora 1030:Toledo 1015:Cuenca 952:Girona 914:Huelva 851:Ferrol 831:Tudela 778:Oviedo 740:Mérida 697:Getafe 674:Murcia 669:Málaga 659:Guadix 596:Bilbao 591:Burgos 448:  342:church 258:Clergy 240:Oviedo 151:Status 1101:Ávila 1063:Ibiza 919:Jerez 904:Ceuta 899:Cádiz 730:Coria 611:Soria 440:[ 203:Style 115:Spain 881:Vigo 856:Lugo 811:Jaca 773:León 664:Jaén 644:Baza 601:Osma 446:ISBN 329:The 288:Type 224:1471 176:1069 139:.com 987:Vic 876:Tui 475:doi 344:in 1220:: 473:. 469:. 406:. 194:, 530:e 523:t 516:v 481:. 477:: 454:.

Index


42°27′28″N 6°03′25″W / 42.45778°N 6.05694°W / 42.45778; -6.05694
Astorga
Denomination
Catholic
catedralastorga.com
Cathedral
Dedication
Mary, mother of Jesus
Architect(s)
Juan de Colonia
Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón
Style
Late Gothic
Baroque
Groundbreaking
Metropolis
Oviedo
Diocese
Astorga
Bishop(s)
Jesús Fernández González
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Roman Catholic
church
Astorga
Romanesque
Gothic style

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.