Cathedral of San Pedro de Alcántara in Petrópolis
Today I will tell you about the Cathedral of San Pedro de Alcántara in Petrópolis.
The Cathedral is located in the imperial city of Petrópolis, which is the place chosen by Dom Pedro Segundo due to the slightly milder climate than Rio de Janeiro, approximately 5 degrees on average, to create the family vacation home today if the summer house , What is a Palace, houses the Imperial Museum, where you can find relics of the time like the crown itself.
The style of the cathedral is French neo-Gothic. Major Julius Frederick Koeler, who helped design the city of Petropolis, also reserved a space for the Catholic Cathedral and a Protestant temple. The cathedral is located in a place where the most important avenues of the city are located. At the request of Princess Isabel, the Cathedral was facing Koeler Avenue, which was a Noble Avenue.
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In 1866 they laid the first cornerstone for building construction. In the second pillar, Dom Pedro placed some articles of personal appreciation, highlighting The Law of the Free Uterus. Dom Pedro Segundo was an abolitionist. Due to the lack of resources, the Cathedral cannot be built until the 1960s. That is, long after the end of the monarchy in Brazil and the death of Dom Pedro Segundo.
The church has five cast bronze bells in Passau, Germany. The main tower is 70 meters high. The largest bell weighs 4 tons and its set of 9 tons. The main bell is called Dom Pedro de Alcântara.
In the center of the cathedral, under the tower was designed Gothic Rosette Where are the three statues of Evangelists Mark John Lucas and Matthew. The pumpkin of the internal plant is 20 m high. The central cross is made of black granite. Back in patinated onyx bronze and popero xian marble. There are relics of three Holy Martyrs brought by Cardinal Leme.
Cardinal Leme, by the way, who names one of the metro stations and Copacabana Square in Rio de Janeiro. These relics were brought to Rome.
The three ships are the inspiration of the temples in Normandy. The stations of Via Sacra are from Guilherme Berner of the French city of Paris in 1928. The door of the Sao Paulo River Cathedral of the School of Apprentices and Craftsmen. The windows have several themes that are very colorful.
In 1939, the then president Getúlio Vargas created the mausoleum of the cathedral, where the remains of Dom Pedro Segundo and Doña Tereza Cristina are located, although he died in exile, Dom Pedro Segundo in Paris, were taken to Brazil to rest in his house . native land.
Well, this is just information about the Cathedral of San Pedro de Alcántara. There are many other minute details that you can know by visiting the church. It is an essential stop for those who wish to know well the history of our country, especially the Brazilian imperial period.
