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Jerez de la Frontera Cathedral is a Catholic church located in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Asidonia-Jerez. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.^{[citation needed]}

Style

Built in the 17th century, it is a mix of Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical style. It was elevated to the rank of cathedral in 1980.

Interior

The cathedral is on a central plan with a nave and four aisles of uneven height. The building is supported externally by normal and flying buttresses and crossing the transept is a dome.

The interior houses a Virgin Mary by Francisco Zurbarán, and a late 15th-century Gothic Crucifix (named Cristo de la Viga).

Gallery

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  Detail of the dome.
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  Cathedral view from the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera.
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  Main facade.
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  Dome from inside.
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  Entrance to the Cathedral Museum.
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  Details of the top.
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  Cathedral tower.
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  Cristo de la Viga.
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  Custody of the Corpus in procession.

See also

• List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Cádiz

References

External links

• Official site