Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Cathedral | |
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá | |
Location | Sonsón |
Country | Colombia |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá) also called Sonsón Cathedral It is a cathedral church of Catholic worship under the patronage of the Virgin of Chiquinquirá. The temple is located on the side of the Main square "Ruiz Zapata" of the municipality and city of Sonsón (Antioquia) in the South American country of Colombia and is one of the bishoprics of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsón–Rionegro along with the Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Great and the Marian shrine in Rionegro (Antioquia).
The current building is contemporary in design and replaced the previous Romanesque-Gothic style built in granite, which was demolished after a strong earthquake affected him seriously.