St._Ann_Cathedral,_Ponta_Grossa

St. Ann Cathedral, Ponta Grossa

St. Ann Cathedral, Ponta Grossa

Church in Ponta Grossa, Brazil

The St. Ann Cathedral[1] (also Ponta Grossa Cathedral; Portuguese: Catedral Sant’Ana)[2] is a Catholic church located in the center of Paraná in the city of Ponta Grossa in southern Brazil.[3] The church is the seat of the Diocese of Ponta Grossa.

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On September 15, 1823,[4] Ponta Grossa became a parish, after which the need arose to build a new, larger chapel to serve the population in place of the old tiled roof chapel dedicated to St. Ann built by Dom Pedro I, the ninth parish of Paraná.[5]

In 1906 the Italian Nicolas Ferigotti was hired to remodel the church. Ferigotti presented a project considered daring, because although eclecticism was common at that time, western churches were predominantly built in Greco-Roman style. The building was inaugurated in 1910.[6] On May 10, 1926, the Diocese of Ponta Grossa was created and the church was elevated to the category of cathedral.[5]

It was remodeled again in 1978 and was re-inaugurated in 2009.

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References

  1. [1]
    Cathedral of St. Ann
  2. [2]
    CARVALHO, DANIEL. Aconteceu no Século Vinte (in Portuguese). Editora Baraúna. ISBN 9788579231353.
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    História, Universidade Federal do Paraná Departamento de (1968-01-01). Boletím (in Portuguese). O Departamento.
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    "Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa - Mobilidade Acadêmica Internacional". Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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    "Diocese de Ponta Grossa". Diocese de Ponta Grossa (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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    Prefeitura Municipal de Ponta Grossa. "Igreja Matriz de Santana". sppert.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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