Getafe Cathedral

Catholic Cathedral in Getafe, Spain

Church in Getafe, Spain

40°18′14″N 3°43′45″W / 40.303992°N 3.729199°W / 40.303992; -3.729199LocationGetafeAddress1, Plaza de la MagdalenaCountrySpainDenominationCatholicWebsitecatedralgetafe.esHistoryStatusCathedralDedicationMary MagdaleneDedicated23 July 1995^[1]ArchitectureArchitect(s)Alonso de Covarrubias, Juan Gómez de Mora^[2]StyleMudéjar, Baroque, NeoclassicYears built1549 - 1770SpecificationsBells9AdministrationMetropolisMadridDioceseGetafeClergyBishop(s)Ginés García Beltrán

Spanish Cultural Heritage

TypeNon-movableCriteriaMonumentDesignated9 May 1958Reference no.RI-51-0001260

The Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene Catedral de Santa Maria Magdalena is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Getafe, Spain. The edifice was a church for most of its existence, before becoming a cathedral in 1995 after the establishment of the Diocese of Getafe.

The church, designed by Alonso de Covarrubias and Juan Gómez de Mora, was begun in the 16th century and finished in 1770. The bell tower, dating to a pre-existing edifice from the mid-14th century, is in Mudéjar style, while the rest of it is predominantly Renaissance or Baroque.

Gallery

West portico
Frontal view
Mudéjar window
Central nave
Plaque celebrating the dedication as cathedral.
Altar
Dome

References

^ "D. José María en la Catedral: "este lugar se consagró a Dios para que sea un refugio espiritual para todos los fieles"" (in Spanish). Diocese of Getafe. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
^ Fraguas, Rafael (2007-01-23). "Getafe recobra su catedral" [Getafe recovers its cathedral]. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 2021-06-01.