Huesca Cathedral
| Holy Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord | |
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| Country | Huesca, Spain |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Transfiguration of the Lord, Saint Peter |
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| Heritage designation | Listed Monument since 3 June 1931, BIC code (RI) -51-0000626-00000 |
| Architectural type | church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1294 |
| Completed | 16th century |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Huesca |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Juan Carlos Barón |
The Holy Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord, also known as the Cathedral of Saint Mary Huesca, is a Roman Catholic church located in Huesca, in Aragon, north-eastern Spain. It is the seat of the Bishop of Huesca. Its architecture is Gothic, and its construction began in the late 13th century and was finished in the early 16th century.
The project of building the Cathedral of Huesca was initiated during the time of James I of Aragon (1213–1276), which is rather late when compared to other churches in the area, which date back to the Romanesque period. This is because in Huesca, Christian worship took place for almost two centuries in the mosque building, until the late 13th century. As the newly consecrated bishop of Huesca, the nephew of James I (James Sarroca), the king considered Christian worship in the mosque inappropriate. So in 1273, he proposed the building of a new gothic cathedral, which was on the increase in Europe, on top of the old mosque (of which just a horseshoe arch in the cloister area, which could have been used entry to the minaret tower of the mosque). But several lawsuits delayed the start of construction until 1294. The initial design proposed a construction of three naves, with five chapels at the front and a transept.
Situated next to the old mosque the Wasqah Taifa, it came up in the 12th century. The small Romanesque church was dedicated to Saint Mary of Joy. It comprises a frame with three archivolts: a segmented interior and external columns at the entrance. The innermost archivolt is decorated with Zamoran coils. Alight by a pair of two pairs of pilasters and chapels, with their corresponding shafts, with simple interior decoration. A part of the original Romanesque cloister is attached to the north side of the temple of which only the north and east bays and the southern part remain. The west bay was destroyed to build the Gothic cloister of Pope Luna, extending the south and north bays of the Romanesque.
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