The Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista, or in English, Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, is the Catholiccathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. It is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan, located in Old San Juan, is the oldest cathedral in the United States, and is the second-oldest cathedral in the Americas.[1]
Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint John the Baptist Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista
Front entrance
Location of San Juan and the cathedral in Puerto Rico
A private Puerto Rican foundation known as Fundación Protectora de la Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan, Inc. has been established to fund the historical restoration of the building and its art treasures for its 500th anniversary in 2021, and to protect it for the coming centuries.[3]
The original cathedral in what was the city of Puerto Rico (changed to San Juan Bautista in 1521) was constructed from wood in 1521. It was destroyed by a hurricane and the current church construction began in 1535, being practically completed in 1802, later in 1905 an upper portion to the facade was added.[4]
The first school in Puerto Rico was the Escuela de gramática (Grammar School). The school was established by Bishop Alonso Manso in 1513, in the area where the cathedral would later be constructed. The school was free of charge and the courses taught were Latin language, literature, history, science, art, philosophy and theology.[5]
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^Mari Mut, José A. (2013-08-28). Los Pueblos de Puerto Rico y Las Iglesias de Sus Plazas [The Pueblos of Puerto Rico, and the Churches of its Plazas](PDF) (in Spanish). pp. 202–203. (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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This article is about the Roman Catholic Cathedral in San Juan Puerto Rico For the Episcopal Cathedral see Catedral San Juan Bautista San Juan de Puerto Rico The Catedral Basilica Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista or in English Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist is the Catholic cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico It is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan located in Old San Juan is the oldest cathedral in the United States and is the second oldest cathedral in the Americas 1 Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the BaptistCatedral Metropolitana Basilica de San Juan BautistaFront entranceLocation of San Juan and the cathedral in Puerto Rico18 27 57 N 66 7 4 W 18 46583 N 66 11778 W 18 46583 66 11778LocationSan Juan Puerto RicoDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusCathedralFounded1521ArchitectureStyleBaroqueGroundbreaking1535Completed1802AdministrationDioceseArchdiocese of San Juan de Puerto RicoClergyArchbishopMost Rev Roberto Gonzalez Nieves O F M Although the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic is an older church building the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista holds the distinction of being the first cathedral church in the Americas This is because San Juan then known as the City of Puerto Rico was the first diocese of the New World with Bishop Don Alonso Manso appointed in 1511 2 A private Puerto Rican foundation known as Fundacion Protectora de la Catedral Metropolitana de San Juan Inc has been established to fund the historical restoration of the building and its art treasures for its 500th anniversary in 2021 and to protect it for the coming centuries 3 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe original cathedral in what was the city of Puerto Rico changed to San Juan Bautista in 1521 was constructed from wood in 1521 It was destroyed by a hurricane and the current church construction began in 1535 being practically completed in 1802 later in 1905 an upper portion to the facade was added 4 The first school in Puerto Rico was the Escuela de gramatica Grammar School The school was established by Bishop Alonso Manso in 1513 in the area where the cathedral would later be constructed The school was free of charge and the courses taught were Latin language literature history science art philosophy and theology 5 The cathedral contains the tomb of the Spanish explorer and settlement founder Juan Ponce de Leon It also has a shrine to the Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Santiago the first Puerto Rican and first Caribbean born layperson in history to be beatified 6 The first organist of the Cathedral of San Juan was the Canarian Domingo Crisanto Delgado Gomez 7 8 who came from the island of Tenerife and managed to take this position in 1836 having been a composer in Cathedral Our Lady of Los Remedios of San Cristobal de La Laguna in his native island 8 Gallery edit nbsp Tomb of Juan Ponce de Leon nbsp Relics of Carlos Manuel Rodriguez Santiago nbsp Virgen de la Providencia Virgin of Providence nbsp Exterior from different angleSee also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portalList of the oldest buildings in Puerto Rico San Jose Church Capilla del Cristo Casa Blanca San Juan List of Catholic cathedrals in the United States List of cathedrals in the United StatesReferences edit Las cinco iglesias mas antiguas de Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Me Encanta in Spanish 2021 04 02 Retrieved 2022 03 15 Palocaren John Ecclesiastical News America New York N Y 1909 8 18 1913 431 Tulane Univ libraries website Retrieved 23 November 2022 Buscan proteger y renovar Catedral de San Juan camino a su V centenario El Visitante Mari Mut Jose A 2013 08 28 Los Pueblos de Puerto Rico y Las Iglesias de Sus Plazas The Pueblos of Puerto Rico and the Churches of its Plazas PDF in Spanish pp 202 203 Archived PDF from the original on 2020 12 14 Retrieved 2021 09 16 Hispanic Firsts By Nicolas Kanellos publisher Visible Ink Press ISBN 0 7876 0519 0 p 40 Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago 1918 1963 Blesseds Table of the Beatifications during the Pontificate of His Holiness John Paul II The Holy See Retrieved 2007 06 04 Castro Olivia America Cano December 18 2007 Canarios en la musica cubana Ediciones IDEA ISBN 9788483821169 via Google Books a b Musica del Siglo XIX para la Catedral de La Laguna pdf Google Docs External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cathedral of San Juan Bautista Official Site Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan Official Site in Spanish GCatholic page for Catedral Metropolitana Basilica de San Juan Bautista English language web site with information about the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cathedral of San Juan Puerto Rico amp oldid 1200947057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
