All Saints Cathedral, Santa Fe, Catholic cathedral in Santa Fe, Argentina.
All Saints Cathedral stands on Brigadier Estanislao Lopez Street at 2600, facing Plaza 25 de Mayo in central Santa Fe. Its Italian Neoclassical front has two bell towers and the "gallito" weather vane kept from the first construction. The walls are pressed adobe set in suncho frames, and the three front doors carry old colonial studs. Inside, three naves are divided by two rows of pilasters framing round arches, the central one under a barrel vault.
The church traces its origins to 1573 in Cayasta, the original settlement of what is now Santa Fe, and was moved to its current location in 1651 when the city itself relocated. That move placed it at the heart of the newly founded town.
The name Todos los Santos comes from the dedication given by founder Juan de Garay in 1573. Inside, the small Vera Cruz, added to the city's name in 1651, is kept near the old baptistery, and a marble plaque recalls the baptism of Rafaela de Vera Muxica, vicereine of the Río de la Plata from 1801 to 1804.
The cathedral is in the heart of Santa Fe and easy to reach on foot from most central points in the city. As it remains an active place of worship, visitors should dress modestly when they go inside.
The cathedral was declared a National Historical Monument by the Argentine government in 1942, placing it in the same category as some of the country's most recognized buildings. What makes this notable is that, despite this status, it continues to function as a living parish church.
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