Concatedral de Santa María de Vigo
This co-cathedral in Vigo, popularly known as La Colegiata (‘The Collegiate Church’) is considered one of the best examples of Neoclassical architecture in Galicia. Originally there was another church and a cemetery on the site, but due to their poor state of preservation and the fact that new legislative measures recommended the construction of cemeteries outside the city centre, a new church was built.
It contains a statue of the Christ of Victory, the city’s most important religious symbol, which is commemorated with a procession every first Sunday of August. The church has a basilica plan and a nave with two smaller side aisles. They are separated by twelve Doric columns supporting entablature with triglyphs and metopes. It has a simple, symmetrical facade and the nave is finished with a cornice adorned with mutules and straight shapes, crowned by a triangular pediment.
Two identical towers stand outside the aisles, which are more Baroque that the rest of the building. A sundial is on the right side of the building, designed by sculptor Juan Agustín Domínguez in 1837. The church is located in the historic city centre, near the market of A Pedra and the square Plaza de la Constitución. Construction began in 1811 under the design of architect Melchor de Prado y Mariño.
It contains a statue of the Christ of Victory, the city’s most important religious symbol, which is commemorated with a procession every first Sunday of August. The church has a basilica plan and a nave with two smaller side aisles. They are separated by twelve Doric columns supporting entablature with triglyphs and metopes. It has a simple, symmetrical facade and the nave is finished with a cornice adorned with mutules and straight shapes, crowned by a triangular pediment.
Two identical towers stand outside the aisles, which are more Baroque that the rest of the building. A sundial is on the right side of the building, designed by sculptor Juan Agustín Domínguez in 1837. The church is located in the historic city centre, near the market of A Pedra and the square Plaza de la Constitución. Construction began in 1811 under the design of architect Melchor de Prado y Mariño.
Access
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- Accesos a pie: Sí
Features
Resource description Former collegiate church of Santa María. It is now a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Tui-Vigo. Chronology 1811 (construction was completed in 1836)- Description of the surroundings: Urban
- Abierto festivos: Sí
- Responsible body: Diocese of Tui-Vigo
- En uso: Sí
- Estilo Arquitectónico: Neoclassic
- Tipología: Temple/church
- Interés Paisajístico: High
Timetables
- Horario de Oficios: Sí
- Horario de apertura desde: Monday
- Horario de apertura hasta: Sunday
- Hora Apertura mañana: 09:00:00
- Hora Cierre mañana: 13:30:00
- Hora Apertura tarde: 18:00:00
- Hora Cierre tarde: 20:30:00