Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Campinas

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição), also Campinas Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Campinas in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It was inaugurated in 1883 and is located in the Jose Bonifacio Square, popularly known as the Cathedral Square, in the city center. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Conception.^[1][2][3]

Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Façade of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception Location of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
22.9060°S 47.0606°W / -22.9060; -47.0606
Location	Campinas
Country	Brazil
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
History
Consecrated	1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
Archdiocese	Campinas
National Historic Heritage of Brazil
Designated	1969
Reference no.	764-T

Construction of a new church in Campinas was approved by the City Council in 1807. It was constructed on being the huge bases using rammed earth construction. The structure built by the slaves and blessed by the vicar. It was inaugurated in 1883. The cathedral received new ornaments on the facade during a large-scale restoration in 1923.

Protected status

Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral is listed as a historic structure by the city of Campinas, the state of São Paulo, and by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1969. The structure was registered under the Book of Historical Works, Inscription 764-T.^[4]

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Brazil
• Our Lady of the Conception

Internal View

References

1. Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
2. Sayn-Wittgenstein, Filippa; Sayn-Wittgenstein, Gabriela; d'Albertis, Vittorio Mazzetti (2005-10-11). El Ángel de Filippa: Textos tomados de los diarios de Filippa Sayn-Wittgenstein (in Spanish). Palabra. ISBN 9788482399584.
3. Marimón, Joan (2014-05-26). El montaje cinematográfico. Del guion a la pantalla (in Spanish). Edicions Universitat Barcelona. ISBN 9788447538065.
4. Servidoni, Juliana (2013-11-05). "Ministério da Cultura aprova tombamento da Catedral de Campinas" (in Portuguese). Arquidiocese de Campinas. Retrieved 2017-04-11.