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The first sacred buildings of any importance in Brazil were erected in the second half of the 16th century. Their construction was justified with the development of some populated settlement, as in the cases of Olinda and Salvador. The simplest ones used the wattle and daub technique and covered by palm fronds. Catholic missionaries were ...
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis; Cathedral of St. Therese in Bacabal; Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Bagé; Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Barra; Cathedral of Our Lady of Guidance in Barra do Garças; Cathedral of St. Ann in Barra do Piraí; Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Barreiras; Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in ...
Catedral Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora da Glória (or simply Catedral de Maringá Cathedral of Maringá) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in downtown Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, reaching 124 metres (407 ft) in height. It was completed in 1972 and is the tallest church building in the Americas and the 18th tallest in the world. [1]
Latin America portal; Brazil portal; Catholicism portal; Architecture portal; The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady Assumption and Saint Paul [1] (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Assunção e São Paulo), also known as the See Cathedral (Portuguese: Catedral da Sé), is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo, Brazil.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral [1] (Portuguese: Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus e Cristo Rei) or Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Christ the King, also Petrolina Cathedral, [2] is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church located in the center of the city of Petrolina, [3] in the state of Pernambuco in the northeastern region of the South American country of Brazil.
The Museum of Sacred Art of São Paulo (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo) a museum dedicated to the collection and display of sacred art of Brazil. [1] [2] It is located in the Luz neighborhood of São Paulo in the left wing of the Luz Monastery, a religious institution founded in 1774 by Frei Galvão. The monastery is the only ...
The Brasília Brazil Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brasília, Brazil. The intent to build the temple was announced on April 2, 2017, by church president Thomas S. Monson , during general conference .The temple is the 10th to be built in Brazil.
Originally known as Largo da Sé (Field of the See), the square developed around the religious building which preceded the cathedral and surrounding edifices. At the beginning of the 20th century, older structures were demolished, and the downtown area was reconstructed according to the time's urban planning .