St. Ezequiel Moreno Cathedral, Pasto

The St. Ezequiel Moreno Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Ezequiel Moreno Díaz) Also Pasto Cathedral[2] Is a cathedral of the Catholic Church consecrated to Saint Ezequiel Moreno Diaz and to St. Francis. Located in the city of Pasto in the South American country of Colombia.[3]

St. Ezequiel Moreno Cathedral
Catedral de San Ezequiel Moreno Díaz
LocationPasto
Country Colombia
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

In ancient times the place that today occupies this temple existed the Chapel of St Francis of Assisi. This temple was sacked and destroyed in 1822 when the city was site in the events of December 24 of that same year. The Franciscans fled from Pasto and never returned so that the temple deteriorated and was demolished, in its space began the construction of the temple on October 25, 1899. In January 1920 was inaugurated by Monsignor Antonio Maria Pueyo de Val. Later it would be erected Episcopal seat of the city.

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Colombia
  • St. Ezequiel Moreno

References
  1. Catedral de San Ezequiel Moreno Díaz
  2. Bibliographia Missionalia Augustiniana (in Spanish). Rafael Lazcano. 1993-01-01. ISBN 9788486898182.
  3. Casas, José Joaquín (1946-01-01). Codificación nacional de todas las leyes de Colombia desde el año de 1821, hecha conforme a la ley 13 de 1912, por la Sala de negocios generales del Consejo de estado (in Spanish). Imprenta nacional.
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