Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Gothic cathedral in Azul, Argentina
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary stands at San Martín 411, on the corner of Colón, in Azul. It is a Gothic-style Catholic church inaugurated on 7 October 1906, designed by engineers Juan Ochoa, W. Pitman and Charles Evans Medhurst. Its luminous stained glass windows were brought from France in the early 20th century, and the main altar holds an image of Our Lady of the Rosary, patroness of the city.
Designed by engineers Juan Ochoa, W. Pitman and Charles Evans Medhurst, the cathedral was inaugurated on 7 October 1906. In 1934 Pope Pius XI created the Diocese of Azul through the papal bull "Nobilis Argentinae Nationis Ecclesia", making the city an episcopal see. Its first bishop was Monsignor César Antonio Cáneva.
The main altar holds an image of Our Lady of the Rosary, patroness of Azul. Since 1934 the church has been the seat of the Diocese of Azul, created by Pius XI's bull "Nobilis Argentinae Nationis Ecclesia", with César Antonio Cáneva as first bishop. The diocese covers fourteen partidos, including Tandil, Olavarría and Las Flores.
The cathedral stands at San Martín 411, on the corner with Colón, in the center of Azul. Visitors reach it on foot from the surrounding streets; the address is the simplest way to locate the entrance.
The cathedral's patroness, Our Lady of the Rosary, is honoured in the main altar image, and in 1934 the city became the seat of a diocese created by Pope Pius XI's bull "Nobilis Argentinae Nationis Ecclesia". The first bishop was Mons. César Antonio Cáneva.
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