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The cathedral shows French influences and great resemblances to the Abbey Church of St Denis, the first European Gothic church. The construction was started by Girald Fruchel in the 12th century. This construction was continued and modified until the 17th century, going from Gothic architecture to Classicism (Saint Secundus chapel) and finally ...
The church was designed by the architect Francisco de Mora (1553–1610), who devised a church with a single nave covered with a vaulted ceiling and a dome over the transept. Its main facade can be seen as divided into two shared plans with a pediment at the top and a portico of three arches at the bottom. This design was one of the most ...
Ávila (UK: / ˈ æ v ɪ l ə / AV-il-ə, [2] US: / ˈ ɑː v-/ AHV-, [3] ⓘ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León.It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila.
The interior of the church was built in the style of the Valladolid classicism. It consists of a nave and two lateral aisles, with a transept and a cupola above the crossing. The Chapel of Birth, alongside the presbytery, coincides with place where Teresa was born.
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The Diocese of Ávila (Latin: Dioecesis Abulensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ávila in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History
Socrates Scholasticus Church History of 305-438; Sozomen Church History of 323-425; 451 Council of Chalcedon, 4th ecumenical, declared Jesus is a Hypostatic Union: both human and divine in one (Chalcedonian Creed), rejected by Oriental Orthodoxy; 455 Sack of Rome by the Vandals.
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