Back كاتدرائيه متروبوليتان فى مدينه بنما ARZ Kathedrale von Panama German Catedral de Panamá Spanish Cathédrale-basilique Sainte-Marie de Panama French Panamavárosi székesegyház Hungarian Katedral Kota Panama ID Панамский собор Russian
| Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua | |
|---|---|
| Primate Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica Santa María la Antigua | |
Catedral Primada Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá | |
 Façade of the cathedral seen from the "Plaza de la Independencia" (Independence Square) | |
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| 8°57′09″N 79°32′07″W / 8.9525°N 79.5352°W | |
| Location | Casco Antiguo, Panama City |
| Country | Panama |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Metropolitan Archcathedral, Minor basilica |
| Consecrated | 1796 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | National Cultural Heritage |
| Architect(s) | military engineer Nicolás Rodríguez |
| Architectural type | Renaissance |
| Years built | 1688–1796 |
| Groundbreaking | 1688 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panama |
The Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua[1] (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Santa María la Antigua de Panamá) is a Catholic church located in the old town of Panama City in Panama.[2][3] It was consecrated in 1796,[4] although construction work began in 1688, 108 years earlier. It was designed by the military engineer Nicolás Rodríguez.[5] The archcathedral is the episcopal see of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Panama.
- ^ "Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Santa María la Antigua". GCatholic. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ Perilla, Jisel (2009). Frommer's Panama. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley Publishing. ISBN 978-0-470-37183-1.
- ^ Architectural Record. McGraw-Hill. 1916-01-01.
- ^ Máiquez, Alfredo (2001). Panamá, el país (in Spanish). Ediciones Gamma S.A. p. 33. ISBN 9589308929.
- ^ Spadafora Galvez, Vanessa; Tejeira Davis, Eduardo (2001). El Casco Antiguo de la ciudad de Panamá. CiudadCity. p. 110. ISBN 84-932337-1-4.
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