Coria Cathedral

Roman Catholic church in Spain

Church in Coria, Spain

39°58′55″N 6°32′14″W / 39.9820°N 6.5371°W / 39.9820; -6.5371LocationCoriaAddress5, Plaza de la CatedralCountrySpainDenominationCatholicWebsitecatedraldecoria.comHistoryStatusCathedralDedicationAssumption of MaryDedicated20 April 1898^[1]ArchitectureStyleLate Gothic, PlateresqueYears built1496–1646AdministrationMetropolisMérida–BadajozDioceseCoria-CáceresClergyBishop(s)Jesús Pulido Arriero

Spanish Cultural Heritage

TypeNon-movableCriteriaMonumentDesignated3 June 1931Reference no.RI-51-0000483

The Catedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Coria, Region of Extremadura, Spain.

History

The cathedral construction began in 1496 at the site of an older Visigothic cathedral and a later mosque. The cloister was built in the 14th century. In the next century, designs for the church were pursued by Martín de Solorzano and Pedro de Ybarra. The nave has Gothic tracery, while the facades and doorways show Renaissance decoration. The church suffered from the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, when its belltower fell.^[2]

References

^ Fernández Martín, Román (2013). "El jubileo de la catedral de Coria: Introducción y crónica" (PDF). Cauriensia, Vol VIII. University of Extremadura. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
^ Spain Tourism office, information on church.