Cathedral

Ferrol Cathedral

Ferrol · A Coruña · 1763

Ferrol Cathedral, cathedral en Ferrol

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The Co-Cathedral of Saint Julian (Galician: Concatedral de San Xiao; Spanish: Catedral de San Julian) is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in the town of Ferrol (which in ecclesiastical terms belongs to the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol) in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. History The church was erected in 1763, designed by Julián Sánchez Bort, who based his Neoclassical design on the church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte in Rome and it was built on the site of an old Romanesque church. It was completed in 1772. The church was made co-cathedral along with the Cathedral of Mondoñedo in 1959 via papal bull from John XXIII. Description Even if the church is considered neoclassical, its central floor and first projects were from the Renaissance, it also has the unusual trait of having a Greek cross instead of a Latin cross. It is covered with a big cupola that is not visible from the exterior. It possesses lateral chapels and the main façade is flanked by two towers with cupolas. Models characteristic of the Mannerism movement are present. Gallery References

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What it is Concatedral · Igrexa parroquial católica

Style Arquitectura neoclásica

Dedicated to Xián de Brivate

Made by Julián Sánchez Bort

Also known as Concatedral de San Julián

Elevation here ≈ 16 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Ferrol, 311 m away

Way of St James Camiño Inglés, 88 m away

People in the municipality 64,903 (2025) · IGE

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