St. Peter the Apostle Cathedral, San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula Cathedral | |
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Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle | |
15°30′19″N 88°01′27″W / 15.5053°N 88.0241°WCoordinates: 15°30′19″N 88°01′27″W / 15.5053°N 88.0241°W | |
Location | Boulevard Morazan, San Pedro Sula |
Country | Honduras |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | |
Architectural type | Mission Revival Style architecture |
Completed | 1949 |
Administration | |
Diocese | San Pedro Sula |
The Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle, commonly called the San Pedro Sula Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Location[]
The cathedral is located on a block along in San Pedro Sula,[1][2] situated between 2 Avenida SE and 3 Avenida SO, with its rear on 2 Calle SE.[2] Next to it is a public park called .[1][3]
History[]
The cathedral was built in 1949.[3] It was designed in the Mission Revival architectural style by architect . It is named for Saint Peter. It is one of the main cathedrals in Honduras, where most of the population is Roman Catholic.[4]
According to Lonely Planet, it features "high, pale-yellow walls and pillars, and an even higher central cupola."[1] It is decorated with hand-carved wooden statues and religious paintings of Saints.[1]
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References[]
- ^ a b c d Gary Chandler, Liza Prado, Honduras & the Bay Islands, Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 129 [1]
- ^ a b Google Map
- ^ a b Carolyn McCarthy, Greg Benchwick, Joshua Samuel Brown, Alex Egerton, Matthew D Firestone, Kevin Raub, Tom Spurling, Lucas Vidgen, Central America on a shoestring, Lonely Planet, 2010, p. 364 [2]
- ^ Christine Zuchora-Walske, Honduras in Pictures, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Twenty-First Century Books, 2009, p. 80 [3]
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