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Jaca Cathedral

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After Jaca became the capital of Aragon (1036), the city obtained the status of episcopal see in 1077. This made the construction of a cathedral church necessary. The starting date of the construction is unknown, but it is generally considered around that date. The main section of the church was
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completed around 1130. In 1395 a fire destroyed the cathedral's ceiling, which was rebuilt in the following years and was substantially renovated in the early 16th century. In the same period the aisles were added and the central nave was enlarged. In
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The cathedral has a generally Romanesque structure, although several elements are in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles. The plan is in the forms of a nave and two aisles, with three apses and two external portals, both provided with
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The nave and the aisles are separated by arcades supported by piers which are alternatively cruciform and cylindrical in plan, an element inspired by contemporary French structures. The capitals of the piers, in
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style, have decorative motifs with vegetables and geometrical shapes. The ceiling was originally in wood: in modern times it was replaced by
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times the St. Horosia Chapel, the loggia and the cloister were added, while the interior received an altarpiece and other decorations.
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Artworks in the interior include the altarpiece of the St. Michael Chapel, sculpted by Gil Morales the Younger, Gabriel Yoli,
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In the late 18th century one of the apses was demolished and rebuilt, and the central apse was renovated.
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Moralejo Alvarez, Serafín (1979). "La sculpture romane de la cathédrale de Jaca. État des questions".
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Ministerio de Cultura de España, Iglesia-catedral de San Pedro, (R.I.)-51-0000627- 00000, 03-06-1931.
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influences; the chapel of St. Horosia, completely remade in the 18th century, is in Baroque style.
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Adolph-Goldschmidt-Zentrum zur Erforschung der romanischen Skulptur.
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1130
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Affiliation
Catholic Church
Roman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Cathedral
Jaca
Geographic coordinates
42°34′13.8″N 0°32′56.8″W / 42.570500°N 0.549111°W / 42.570500; -0.549111
Church
Style
Romanesque
Gothic
Baroque
Renaissance
Spanish
Catholic
church
Jaca
Aragon
Spain
Diocese of Jaca
Romanesque
Aragon
early modern period
Sancho Ramírez
Pope Alexander II
Kingdom of Aragon
Baroque
loggias

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