"The University of Santiago de Compostela produced a Prime Minister and many Spanish Ministers, Magistrates, Mayors and all the Presidents of Xunta de Galicia. Additionally, many leading professors, scientists and famous writers studied at USC. University of Santiago de Compostela The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (, ) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous operation. The university traces its roots back to 1495, when a school was opened in Santiago. In 1504,"
"the late 1990s. The clock is now housed at the National Palace of Culture. Old Cathedral of Managua The Old Cathedral of Managua, known as the ""Catedral de Santiago"" (St. James' Cathedral) in Spanish, is a cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. The cathedral was designed by Belgian architects. Its neoclassical design was said to have been inspired by the look of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France. Construction began in 1928 and lasted until 1938. Belgian engineer Pablo Dambach oversaw the construction of the cathedral. The iron that was used to frame the core of the cathedral was shipped directly"
"Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (), also called Santiago de Cuba Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Santiago de Cuba, in eastern Cuba. The cathedral fronts onto Céspedes Park. Its facade has two marble sculptures. The first church in Santiago was built in 1514, at the beginning of the Spanish colonization of Cuba, and dedicated to Saint Catherine. This was a small, rudimentary chapel on a hill, the future site of the provincial prison. In 1522, this parish church, called Ermita"
"Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Santiago The Military Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel () Also Military Cathedral of Santiago Is a Catholic temple that functions as the episcopal seat of the military bishopric of Chile. It is located in the commune of Providencia, in Santiago the capital of Chile. The church is dedicated to the religious services of the Armed Forces and Carabineros, but it is also open to the rest of the community. The current rector of the Cathedral is the Military Chaplain Jaime Casals Cirer. During the nineteenth century was the chapel of"
"Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago (Spanish: ""Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago"") is the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, currently Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, and the center of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Construction of the neoclassical cathedral began in 1748 and ended in 1800; further alterations ordered at the end of the 19th century give it its present appearance. Previous cathedrals in the archdiocese had been destroyed by earthquakes. The cathedral, located in the city's historic center, faces Santiago's Plaza de Armas and stands near the Palacio Arzobispal de Santiago, the administrative center for the"
"archdiocese. The cathedral is also close to the Parroquia El Sagrario, a Catholic temple and a Chilean national monument. Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral The Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago (Spanish: ""Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago"") is the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, currently Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, and the center of the archdiocese of Santiago de Chile. Construction of the neoclassical cathedral began in 1748 and ended in 1800; further alterations ordered at the end of the 19th century give it its present appearance. Previous cathedrals in the archdiocese had been destroyed by earthquakes. The cathedral, located in the city's historic"
"April 21, 2011. Sagrario Cathedral The Sagrario Cathedral (in Spanish: ""Catedral El Sagrario""), also known as Rancagua Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in Rancagua, Chile. It has been declared historic preservation building (in Spanish: ""Inmueble de Conservación Histórica""). The first temple was built in 1550, by the initiative of the Bishop of Santiago de Chile, Diego de Medellín. It was damaged by the Battle of Rancagua in 1814. The current cathedral was designed by French architect Juan Herbage in 1861, and it was finished in 1876. The temple was damaged in the 2010 Chile earthquake, and it was closed"
"Sagrario Cathedral The Sagrario Cathedral (in Spanish: ""Catedral El Sagrario""), also known as Rancagua Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in Rancagua, Chile. It has been declared historic preservation building (in Spanish: ""Inmueble de Conservación Histórica""). The first temple was built in 1550, by the initiative of the Bishop of Santiago de Chile, Diego de Medellín. It was damaged by the Battle of Rancagua in 1814. The current cathedral was designed by French architect Juan Herbage in 1861, and it was finished in 1876. The temple was damaged in the 2010 Chile earthquake, and it was closed for reparations until"
"St. James the Apostle Cathedral, Santiago de los Caballeros The St. James the Apostle Cathedral () Also Santiago de los Caballeros Cathedral Is the name that receives a Catholic temple that is located in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros the capital of the province of Santiago to the north of the island Hispaniola and the Caribbean country of Dominican Republic. It was baptized thus in honor of St. James the Greater, the disciple of Jesus, the son of Shebedeus and of Salome. It began as a parochial church that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1842. The present"
"and Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. One of the most important and famous sites for pilgrimages for the Catholic Church is Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral of the city hosts the shrine of Saint James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. Santiago de Compostela is the final destination of the Way of Saint James (Galician: ""O Camiño de Santiago""). Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in Italy, hosts two more papal basilicas: the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli."
"St. Christopher's Cathedral (Barcelona, Venezuela) The St. Christopher's Cathedral () or Barcelona Cathedral is a religious building of the Catholic Church in the historic center of the city of Barcelona, capital of Anzoátegui State northwest of Venezuela. It is the seat of the Bishop of Barcelona, although it began in 1748 it was not officially created until 1773 by Spanish settlers as the first church to be consecrated in the region. It is said that in his altar are bones of at least 7 saints: San Severino, St. Eustatius, Saint Facundo, Saint Pedro Alcantara, Saint Pacific, Saint Anastasius and Saint"
"Seville Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the adjoining Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies. ""See"" refers to the episcopal see, i.e., the bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. It is the third-largest church in the world as well as the largest Gothic church. After its completion in the early 16th century, Seville Cathedral supplanted Hagia Sophia as the largest cathedral in the world, a title the"
"Girona Cathedral The Girona Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona (in Catalan: ""Catedral de Santa Maria de Girona"" or simply ""Catedral de Girona""), is a Roman Catholic church located in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Girona. The cathedral's interior includes the widest Gothic nave in the world, with a width of , and the second-widest of any church after that of St. Peter's Basilica (for comparison, the width of the nave of Reims Cathedral is 14.65 m, Saint-Étienne de Sens, 15.25 m and 12 m, in Notre"
"St. James the Apostle Cathedral, Santiago de Veraguas The St. James the Apostle Cathedral ( ) also called Santiago de Veraguas Cathedral is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Santiago de Veraguas in the Veraguas province in the western part of the Central American country of Panama. It was declared a historical monument in 2014. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and functions as the mother church of the Diocese of Santiago de Veraguas (""Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi veraguensis"") which was created in 1963 by bull"
"Bilbao Cathedral Santiago Cathedral (; ) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Bilbao. The temple was originally built during the 14th-15th centuries as Bilbao's main parish church, and was only declared cathedral in 1950 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao was officially created. Its origins probably date to well before the foundation of the city in 1300, when Bilbao was little more than a small enclave of fishermen. The temple is consecrated in honor of the apostle Saint James the Great (""Santiago in Spanish""), by virtue of being a point of transit for the pilgrims that"
"Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian () is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Cochabamba. It is located in the Plaza 14 de Septiembre in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The original structure was begun in 1571, atop the foundations of the 14th century Villa de Oropeza, making it the oldest structure in the valley. In 1618, the church administrators agreed to build a bigger church, both to renovate the deteriorating building and to accommodate the increasing populace. The current building was built in 1701 atop the foundation of the previous one. Construction"
"Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile () is one of the five Latin Metropolitan sees of the Roman Catholic Church in Chile. The current Archbishop is Ricardo Ezzati Andrello. Its Suffragan sees are : Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago in the national capital Santiago de Chile. It also has six Minor Basilicas: Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Carmen, a National Shrine, in wine town Maipú, and five more in capital Santiago itself : Basílica de Lourdes Lourdes, Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Basílica de"
"Se Cathedral The Sé Catedral de Santa Catarina, known as Se Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Latin Rite Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman and the seat of the Patriarch of the East Indies. It is located in Old Goa, India. Tourists/visitors are requested to dress appropriately to maintain the atmosphere of reverence and respect. The word ""Sé"" is Portuguese for ""See"". The Se Cathedral was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque over a Muslim army, leading to the capture of the city of Goa in 1510. Since the day of the"
"St. Joseph Cathedral, Temuco The St. Joseph Cathedral () Also Temuco Cathedral is a building of the Catholic church located in the city of Temuco in Chile. This cathedral is one of the newest ecclesiastical constructions in Chile. From modern lines the new building replaced the old Cathedral collapsed in the earthquake of 1960. The first stone of the new building was placed on March 19, 1981, for the feast of St. Joseph. It was completed only in 1991. The project selected corresponded to that of the architect Gerardo Rendel. Several fundraising campaigns were carried out, including the call of"
"Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica or The Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Mary or Cathedral Basilica Holy Name of Mary (Spanish: ""Catedral Basílica del Dulce Nombre de María"", Chamorro: ""Fanmanalaba, O tentago Jeova sija"") is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in Guam, a Territory of the United States. It is the mother church and seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña. It is located on the site where the first Catholic church on the United States territory of Guam was constructed in 1669 under the guidance"
"four-manual console on the floor between them. The organ was then reworked by Gerhard Grenzing in 1996, adding some more traditional Baroque capabilities to this romantic-symphonic instrument. Seville Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (), better known as Seville Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). It was registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, along with the adjoining Alcázar palace complex and the General Archive of the Indies. ""See"" refers to the episcopal see, i.e., the bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. It is the third-largest church in the world as well as"
"St. Augustine Cathedral, Talca The St. Augustine Cathedral () Also Talca Cathedral is a cathedral of the Catholic church in Chile dedicated to St. Augustine. It is located in the Plaza de Armas de Talca, and is the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Talca in Chile. It was built by the architect Ramón Venegas and began in 1938 in the same place where the Mother Church was destroyed by the 1928 Talca earthquake. It was finally consecrated on September 30, 1954. The carillon was erected the following year thanks to a donation of the philanthropist Gabriel Pando."
"Cathedral of St. Christopher, San Cristóbal The Cathedral of St. Christopher () It is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located at 5 with race 3 at one side of the Juan Maldonado Square, of the town of San Cristóbal in the municipality of San Cristóbal, Táchira State in the Andean region South American country of Venezuela. Not to be confused with another cathedral dedicated to the same saint but located in the city of Barcelona, Anzoátegui State. The temple has a neo-colonial and baroque style, is the Roman or Latin rite and is the seat"
"Cádiz Cathedral Cádiz Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic church in Cádiz, southern Spain, and the seat of the Diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta. It was built between 1722 and 1838. The cathedral was declared ""Bien de Interés Cultural"" in 1931. The Plaza de la Catedral houses both the Cathedral and the Baroque Santiago church, built in 1635. The church was known as ""The Cathedral of The Americas"" because it was built with money from the trade between Spain and America. The 18th century was a golden age for Cádiz, and the other cathedral that the city had got, Santa"
"Cathedral of Quito The Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito (), known simply as la Catedral, is the Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its predecessor building) served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese. In 1995, it was elevated to the Cathedral of Ecuador, making it the seniormost Catholic church in the country. The Cathedral is a striking white-painted monumental church with a single high belltower offset to the right of the main entrance. Built"
"Cathedral of Quito The Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito (), known simply as la Catedral, is the Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its predecessor building) served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese. In 1995, it was elevated to the Cathedral of Ecuador, making it the seniormost Catholic church in the country. The Cathedral is a striking white-painted monumental church with a single high belltower offset to the right of the main entrance. Built"
"St. Joseph's Cathedral, Melipilla The St. Joseph's Cathedral () Also Melipilla Cathedral Is the name that receives a religious building of the catholic church, that is in the city of Melipilla in front of the Place of Arms of the city in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago in the South American country of Chile. It is the main church or mother of the Diocese of Melipilla (""Diocese Melipillensis"") that was created by the then Pope John Paul II in 1991. It was inaugurated on April 30, 1992, in the same place that occupied the old temple that was built in"
"St. Mary of the Angels Cathedral (Los Ángeles, Chile) The St. Mary of the Angels Cathedral () also Los Ángeles Cathedral Is a cathedral church of Catholic worship, home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa María de Los Ángeles in Chile. It is located in the center of the city, opposite the ""Plaza de Armas"". It was built between the years 1970 and 1972. On the frontis are shown different scenes of the Holy Trinity. The interior of the temple has no columns, so you can see a complete panoramic view. On the altar is the image of Jesus"
"Old Cathedral of Managua The Old Cathedral of Managua, known as the ""Catedral de Santiago"" (St. James' Cathedral) in Spanish, is a cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. The cathedral was designed by Belgian architects. Its neoclassical design was said to have been inspired by the look of the church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, France. Construction began in 1928 and lasted until 1938. Belgian engineer Pablo Dambach oversaw the construction of the cathedral. The iron that was used to frame the core of the cathedral was shipped directly from Belgium. The cathedral survived the 1931 Nicaragua earthquake, as only its iron core"
"St. Bernard Cathedral, San Bernardo The St. Bernard Cathedral () Also San Bernardo Cathedral Is the main Catholic temple and seat of the Bishopric of San Bernardo, located to one side of the Plaza de Armas de San Bernardo, in the metropolitan area of Santiago in Chile. The original cathedral was built in 1820 as the seat of the city's parish. It worked in this way until 1987, when it was elevated to the cathedral of the new Diocese of San Bernardo. The earthquakes that she had to endure and some structural deficiencies led to the destruction of the temple,"
"Le Puy Cathedral The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation (), commonly known as Le Puy Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, France. The cathedral is a national monument. It has been a centre of pilgrimage in its own right since before the time of Charlemagne, as well as forming part of the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. Since 1998 it has been part of a multi-location UNESCO World Heritage Site along France's Santiago pilgrimage routes. It is the seat of the Bishop of Le Puy. The cathedral forms the highest point of"
"the eighteenth century, and was destroyed by the earthquake of 1985. St. Joseph's Cathedral, Melipilla The St. Joseph's Cathedral () Also Melipilla Cathedral Is the name that receives a religious building of the catholic church, that is in the city of Melipilla in front of the Place of Arms of the city in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago in the South American country of Chile. It is the main church or mother of the Diocese of Melipilla (""Diocese Melipillensis"") that was created by the then Pope John Paul II in 1991. It was inaugurated on April 30, 1992, in the"
"Astorga Cathedral The Cathedral of Astorga (Spanish: ""Catedral de Santa María de Astorga"") is a Roman Catholic church in Astorga, Spain. It was declared a national monument in 1931. The edifice was begun in 1471, within the same walls of its Romanesque predecessors from the 11th-13th centuries. The construction lasted until the 18th century, thus to its original Gothic style appearance were added elements from later styles, such as the Neo-Classicist cloister (18th century), the Baroque towers, capitals and the façade, and the Renaissance portico. The interior houses numerous artworks, such as the Flemish-Spanish retablo of St. Michael, and the"