St. Anne's Cathedral, Ocaña

St. Anne's Cathedral
Catedral de Santa Ana
Location Ocaña
Country  Colombia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
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The St. Anne's Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de Santa Ana)[2] also called Ocaña Cathedral[3] is a cathedral church of Catholic worship consecrated to St. Anne, it is a neoclassical building located on the south side of the 29 de mayo park in the city of Ocaña in Norte de Santander department, in the northern part of Colombia.[4] The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ocaña.

The first church was built in 1564, and it was rebuilt after an earthquake in Cúcuta in 1875. In 1992 the paintings on wood are replaced with new ones with the same iconography dedicated to St Anne.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of St. Ann in Ocaña
  2. ↑ http://viveocana.com. "Catedral Santa Ana Vive Ocaña, tierra que amaña. Norte de Santander, Colombia". viveocana.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  3. ↑ "Falta plata para terminar restauración de catedral de Ocaña".
  4. ↑ Londoǫ, Andrš Londoǫ (2003-01-01). Guia Destino Colombia (in Spanish). Ediciones Gamma S.A. ISBN 9789588177120.

Coordinates: 8°14′05″N 73°21′14″W / 8.2346°N 73.3538°W / 8.2346; -73.3538

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