São Paulo Cathedral

The Catedral Metropolitana de São Paulo or Catedral da Sé is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo in Brazil. It is often referred to as the fourth largest neo-gothic cathedral in the world despite its built in Renaissance style dome and stands on the Praça da Sé or Cathedral Square.

History

The history of the cathedral began in 1589 with the decision to build a major church in the small city of São Paulo. The church, which stood on the same site of the present cathedral was not completed until 1616. As São Paulo in 1745 was the seat of the diocese, the church was demolished and replaced by a new church in baroque style. This modest church was completed in 1764 until its demolition in 1911, the Cathedral of São Paulo.

The current cathedral was built under the first Archbishop of São Paulo Duarte Leopoldo e Silva. Work began in 1913 on the remains of the demolished Cathedral and under the direction of German architect Maximilian Emil Hehl, who designed a neo-Gothic structure. The work progressed very slowly, so that the new cathedral was consecrated to the 400 - year celebration of São Paulo in 1954. The two towers, which were not completed at this time, however, were not completed until 1967.

After a long period of decline between 2000 and 2002, the cathedral has undergone a complete renovation. In addition, many spiers were completed over the nave and the towers. Since the original construction plans were found inside the church building, was a faithful restoration can be performed.

Building

The cathedral has a length of 110 meters and an average width of 46 meters. Your nave arches more than 30 feet in the air and its two towers are 92 meters high. It has a capacity of 8000 people. Although the building was built mainly in the neo-Gothic style, it was but a dome in the Renaissance style, reminiscent of the dome of the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. More than 800 tons of rare marble were used. The interior was equipped with Brazilian art from branches of coffee plants, pineapple and armadillos.

Crypt

The crypt, which is beneath the main altar, is very large and can be rightly viewed as an underground church. It is decorated by sculptures by Francisco Leopoldo e Silva, describing the story of Job, and Hieronymus ( Jerome ). In the crypt there are grave times of all the bishops and archbishops of São Paulo, also in the tombs of two historically significant personalities: Father Diogo Feijó and chief Tibiriçá. Feijó was representative Regent during the infancy of Pedro II of Brazil. Tibiriçá was the leader of Guaianaz, the plateau on the Piratininga welcomed the first Jesuits and whose help made ​​possible the founding of São Paulo in the 16th century.

Organ

The organ of the Cathedral was made in 1954 by the Italian organ builders Balbiani & Rossi and is one of the largest organs in Latin America. She has five manuals, 120 registers and 12,000 pipes.

References and links

  • Restoration of the cathedral in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper (in Portuguese )
  • Description of the Cathedral (English)
  • Description of the Cathedral ( Portuguese)

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  • Building in São Paulo
  • Roman Catholic Cathedral in Brazil
  • Neo-Gothic church building
  • Built in the 1960s
  • Religion ( State of São Paulo)
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