São Paulo Cathedral facts for kids
Quick facts for kids São Paulo See Metropolitan CathedralCatedral Metropolitana de São Paulo |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Archdiocese of São Paulo |
| Year consecrated | 1954 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Maximilian Emil Hehl |
| Architectural style | Neo-Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1913 |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 111 metres (364 ft) |
| Width (nave) | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Dome height (outer) | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Spire height | 92 metres (302 ft) |
The São Paulo See Metropolitan Cathedral --"See" and "cathedral" mean "seat" and therefore the ecclesiastical authority of a bishop or archbishop (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana, or Catedral da Sé de São Paulo) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil. As of 2013[update] the Metropolitan Archbishop of the archdiocese was Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer. Its construction, in Neo-Gothic style, began in 1913 and ended four decades later. It was ready for its dedication on the 400th anniversary of the foundation of the then humble villa of São Paulo by Chief or Cacique Tibiriçá and the Jesuit priests Manuel da Nóbrega and José de Anchieta. Despite having a Renaissance-styled dome, the São Paulo Metropolitan Cathedral is considered by some to be the 4th largest neo-gothic cathedral in the world..
Images for kids
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Cathedral square in a photo of 1880 by Marc Ferrez. The old Cathedral of São Paulo is the church to the right.
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Crypt of São Paulo Cathedral.
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Team responsible for sculpting the window frames. The second from left to right was Angelo Palici and the fifth from left to right, in the center of the piece, was João Baccaro.
See also
In Spanish: Catedral metropolitana de São Paulo para niños
