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The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Burgos (Spanish: Catedral de Burgos) is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the historical center of the Spanish city of Burgos. Its official name is the Holy Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica Church of St Mary of Burgos (Spanish: Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María ...
The high altarpieces from the Cathedral of Toledo (c. 1498–1504), the Cathedral of Seville (c. 1482–1492), the Carthusian Monastery of El Paular (c. 1490–1500), and the Cathedral of Oviedo (c. 1500–1505), are all of similar in scale to the San Nicolas de Bari's altarpiece but the majority of these works were carved from wood and then ...
Construction on Burgos' Gothic Cathedral began in 1221 and spanned mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Cathedral is the resting place for El Cid (the famous knight from Medieval Spain's history) and his wife Dona Jimena. The west front is flanked by towers terminating in octagonal ...
The archdiocese comprises since the Concordat of 1851 almost the entire Burgos province.Its area is approximately 8,694 square miles (22,520 km 2), with a population in the early 20th century of 340,000, divided into 1220 parishes which form forty-seven vicariates.
Burgos Cathedral. The interior of the chapel of the Constable. Simón de Colonia (died 1511) was a Spanish architect and sculptor, son of architect Juan de Colonia and father of architect and sculptor Francisco de Colonia. [1] Francisco de Colonia was a Gothic style sculptor and architect of the Plateresque.
A cathedral has a specific ecclesiastical role and administrative purpose as the seat of a bishop.The cathedral (Latin: ecclesia cathedralis, lit. 'church of the cathedra') takes its name from the cathedra, 'seat' of the bishop, known as the episcopal throne.
884 – Castle of Burgos founded by Diego Rodríguez Porcelos, the second Count of Castile. [1] 1074 – El Cid marries Jimena Díaz. [1] 1099 – Castilian military leader El Cid buried in Burgos Cathedral. [2] 1187 – Abbey of Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas founded. [1] 1221 – Burgos Cathedral construction begins. [1]
Burgos Cathedral. Juan de Colonia or Johannes von Köln (about 1410, Cologne – August 3, 1481, Burgos ) was a gothic architect who introduced the flamboyant style to Castile . About 1440 Juan de Colonia was invited by Alfonso de Cartagena , the then bishop of Burgos to work on Burgos Cathedral . [ 1 ]