Cathedral of San Salvador, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

The cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jerez de la Frontera lies in the city of Jerez de la Frontera (Andalusia, Spain), is a XVII century building that combines Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical styles. The present church stands on part of the remains of the original mosque Mayor de Jerez and the ancient Church of the Savior, the XII century and collapsed under its dilapidated state, leaving little documentation on it. Jerez Cathedral is the former Collegiate Church, elevated to the dignity cathedral the Bull "archiepiscopus Hispalenses" of March 3, 1980 by John Paul II. Its titular Our Lord San Salvador, and his feast on August 6, Transfiguration of the Lord. The temple was consecrated by Cardinal Jose Maria Bueno Monreal on December 10, 1978, II centenary of the opening of the temple. As such Jerez Cathedral asidonense new bishopric was the place where the bull of the Diocese constitution was promulgated on 29 June 1980 with the entry of the first Bishop Bishop Rafael Bellido Caro. It was also the temple where they received episcopal ordination Bishop Juan del Río Martín, the September 23, 2000, Monsignor José Mazuelos Perez, June 6, 2009, in addition to the site of numerous priestly ordinations and diaconal and other celebrations important in the diocese. The institution of the Cabildo College dates back to the Christian conquest of Jerez on October 9, 1264, which was already constituted comprising the September 23, 1265 when Alfonso X el Sabio extends its endowment for the privilege. It consisted of an abbot and up to ten canons in the course of its history. A cardinal and several bishops were formerly members of the council, and several others for its culture and charities listed in local history. Was dissolved by the bull of Pope John Paul II (26 May 1984) to make way for the new Cathedral Chapter, which consists of twelve canons themselves practicing the different offices of the Cabildo. The Cabildo College undertook the May 9, 1695 courageously the work of a new temple, whose trace all indications was commissioned to master builder of Jerez, Diego Moreno Meléndez (+ 1700). The work lasted over more than eighty years, carrying forward thanks to the dedication and sacrifices of the canons, and being paid for with assets of Cardinal Arias and then with substantial real and papal support, until the entire temple blessed the December 6, 1778, having put half the cult temple on 16 June 1756. Directors of the works were the masters Ignacio Díaz de los Reyes (+ 1748), Juan de Pina (+1778) and Miguel de Olivares, who acted under the orders of Torcuato Cayón de la Vega. The former church, demolished in 1695, only the tower remains. In it, other bell, is a unique rattle in the country for its style. A large and beautiful church, not desdijera those already had in the city such as San Miguel and Santiago, and was worthy of a cathedral day wanted. In 1580 and 1781 they rose to the Crown requests from Jerez for the establishment in the city of a new bishopric. But it was not until 1980 that the old desire could be achieved. The temple is a Gothic building structure with open plan, five naves of unequal height that are supported by the exterior buttresses and flying buttresses and a transept, whose encounter with an airy nave dome. The arches are semicircular, not pointed, and groin vaults are built those of the nave and transept in very ornate carved stone, while the aisles are threaded and unadorned brick. Strictly no more than the Sagrario chapel, neoclassical. The main facade has a triple gate, and is adorned with imagery and baroque motifs, as also the two side doors, called the Visitation and the Incarnation and stained glass. After Vatican II an inward work of adaptation, which has subsequently been amended to give greater scope to the celebrative space and facilitate the participation of the faithful is made. Some pictures and images of real artistic value, among which we cite the Cristo de la Viga, crucified late tardogótico s are inside. XV, and the Girl Virgin, Francisco de Zurbarán, 4 and the silver processional monstrance, the work of 1951 to a design by Aurelio Gómez Millán. It also has a romantic organ of 1850, according to draft John Bishop and since 2012 with another of William d'Enoyer (this being the only instrument in Jerez mechanical traction) .5 Similarly, there are sculptures of the apostles of José de Arce . In the cathedral temple also headquartered Parish of Salvador, the first of the parishes in the city, as recorded in the book of Repartimiento Houses of October 3 1265.