Saint Sebastian Mother Church, Catholic church in downtown Coronel Fabriciano, Brazil.
Saint Sebastian Mother Church is a Catholic church in downtown Coronel Fabriciano whose main facade faces an esplanade, with a detached 19-meter square tower holding a bell and a clock made in Jacutinga in 1952. The interior has a granite and hydraulic tile floor, high-relief side columns, and stained-glass windows; it seats 200.
Construction started in 1946 to replace an earlier church from 1929, with the first mass held in 1949. This timing coincided with important changes in the city's municipal status.
The church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, whose image was carried in during the August 1949 inauguration; a 1920s image of the saint, ordered from Rio de Janeiro, was rescued from the ruins of the old church by Rotildino Avelino. The bell, modernized in 2014, rings at 6am, noon, 6pm and 10pm. The parish remains the setting for the city's weddings and baptisms.
The church is located in the city center and is generally accessible to visitors. You can walk through the building at your own pace to view the interior and architectural features.
The fourteen Via Sacra oil paintings inside were made by Carlos Oswald and inaugurated in 1954. The church also keeps the image of Saint Sebastian rescued from the ruins of the old 1929 church that collapsed on 10 January 1949, after being ordered from Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s.
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