Cathedral

Cathedral

The Cathedral of Maringá has 112m of height and more 12m with the cross on top, its height is 84m free, inside the two cones 45m height, with an outside diameter of 50m and 38m with built, and its capacity is for 4700 people.

                Its architecture is modern and bold, it was designed by Dom Jaime Luiz Coelho and planned by the architect José Augusto Bellucci.

                Did you know what is the tallest monument in South America? The highest is the Cathedral of Maringá, and it’s also the 10th tallest monument in the world.

The cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Glory, it was built in the period from July 1959 to May 1972. The cathedral was consecrated on May 3rd, 1981. In January 1982 it received the title of Cathedral Basilica.

                

 The main door is facing north, the chapel of the holy to the rising sun and to the west of the baptistery. To the south the large door leads to the crypt where the bishops are buried, and that is under the main altar. 1360 in the ossuary has loculi, which acquire the faithful to hold the remains of their loved ones.

                Its cornerstone is a piece of marble taken from the excavations of St. Peter's Basilica by Pope Pius XII, that was released on August 15, 1958 in a ceremony sponsored by the diocesan bishop, Dom Jaime Luiz Coelho, and chaired by the then Archbishop of Curitiba, Manuel da Silveira D'Elboux.

Student: Bruno 1.A