Spanish Cathedrals - Tour Sensations Spain

What is a Cathedral?

A Cathedral is the church where the Bishop has his cathedra, which means chair in Latin.

There is a Bishop (or Archbishop) in each Diocese (or Archdiocese).

A Diocese is an ecclesiastical district, the Dioceses are often the same territory as the political provinces, but not always.

Usually the Cathedral of each Diocese/Province is located in the biggest city of the province.

The Cathedral is not always the biggest or ‘fanciest’ church in a city. For example in Barcelona Sagrada Familia is not the Cathedral.

There can not be two Cathedrals in one city, as there can’t be two bishops.

To make things a little bit more complicated there are concathedrals, this happens when a bishop has more than two seats, or cathedras, in different towns of the same diocese. This is not common, and when it happens is for an ‘historical mess’ between territories.

Spanish Cathedrals

There are 70 Catholic dioceses in Spain, with its cathedrals. I have prepare for you a ‘small’ sample of photos of some of them.

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Avila: Cathedral of the Saviour

Interior of the cathedral in Avila — Gothic ceiling at the oldest Gothic building in Spain

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Segovia: Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption and Saint Frutos

Gothic ceiling of the cathedral in Segovia

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Valencia: Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia

Baroque entrance of the cathedral in Valencia — Baroque facade at the Hierros Gate

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Alcala de Henares: Cathedral of the Child Saints Justus and Pastor

stained glass window at the Alcala Cathedral — Stained glass window that the represent the two martyr children of Alcala

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Madrid: Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena

ceiling and organ at the cathedral in Madrid — Interior of the Cathedral, modern construction imitating the Gothic

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Oviedo: Cathedral of the of the Holy Saviour

Night illumination of the Cathedral in Oviedo — Main facade of the Cathedral from the square

Córdoba: Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba or Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption

Mihrab of the former mosque of cordoba — Mihrab of the former Mosque of Cordoba. Today part of the Cathedral

Sevilla: Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See

views of Sevilla from the cathedral belltower — Views from the Giralda tower

Cuenca: Cathedral of Saint Mary and Saint Julian of Cuenca

main facade of cuenca cathedral — Main facade seen from the Plaza Mayor square

Salamanca: The New Cathedral

ceiling and dome of the cathedral — The New Cathedral of Salamanca is joined to the Old Cathedral

Toledo: Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo

View of Toledo's Cathedral from a viewpoint — Toledo’s Cathedral from a view point

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León

cathedral seen from the square

Astorga: Cathedral of Saint Mary

Facade of the Cathedral in Astorga — Late Gothic an Renaissance Facade

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