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Almudena Cathedral
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Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain
Key facts
- Location
- Madrid
- Country
- Spain
- Denomination
- Catholic Church
- Sui iuris church
- Latin Church
- Website
- catedraldelaalmudena .es
- Dedication
- Virgin of Almudena
- Consecrated
- 15 June 1993
- Functional status
- Cathedral
- Style
- Neoclassical , Neo-Gothic , Neo-Romanesque
- Years built
- 1883 – 1993
- Length
- 102 m (335 ft)
- Archdiocese
- Archdiocese of Madrid
- Bishop
- José Cobo Cano
- Dean
- Jorge Ávila
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Virgin of Almudena
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Centro
- Material used
- granite
- Dedicated to
- Virgin of Almudena
- Official website
- www.catedraldelaalmudena.es
- Image
- Almudena 2022 - overview.jpg
- Width
- 12.5
- Length
- 102
- Significant event
- foundation stone laying ceremony
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- Commons gallery
- Catedral de la Almudena
- Commons Institution page
- Catedral de la Almudena (Madrid)
- Commons category
- Cathedral of Our Lady of La Almudena
- date of official opening
- 1993-06-15
- consecrator
- John Paul II
- architect
- Francisco de Cubas
- inception
- 1883-04-04
- architectural style
- Neoclassical architecture
- Christian liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Royal of the Almudena, commonly known as the Almudena Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid. Its construction began in 1883 and finished over a century later, when it was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
It is located opposite the Royal Palace and much of its final appearance was defined considering this regal surrounding.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Almudena Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.