Nuestra Señora del Pilar Catedral

cathedral, Zaragoza, Spain

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The Nuestra Señora del Pilar Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar, is located in Zaragoza, Spain. It commemorates the traditional appearance of the Virgin Mary on January 2, 40 CE, standing on a pillar. The cathedral's construction began in 1681, designed by Francisco Herrera the Younger, and it features frescoes by Francisco de Goya. Zaragoza itself is a city in northeastern Spain, historically significant as a Roman colony and later as the capital of Aragon. The city has faced sieges, notably during the Peninsular War.1

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Damián Forment
…altar in the church of El Pilar, in Saragossa. It is of mixed style, combining Gothic ornament with Renaissance figures. He retained the Gothic frame in his sculpture until about 1520, using it in the Mannerist altarpiece for Huesca cathedral (1520–34). The figures in his early altars are much indebted…
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…altar in the church of El Pilar, in Saragossa. It is of mixed style, combining Gothic ornament with Renaissance figures. He retained the Gothic frame in his sculpture until about 1520, using it in the Mannerist altarpiece for Huesca cathedral (1520–34). The figures in his early altars are much indebted…
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The Nuestra Señora del Pilar Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin of the Pillar, who is the patron of Spain, commemorates the traditional appearance on January 2, ce 40, of the Virgin Mary standing on a pillar erected in honour of St. James the Great, whose shrine…
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The Nuestra Señora del Pilar Cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin of the Pillar, who is the patron of Spain, commemorates the traditional appearance on January 2, ce 40, of the Virgin Mary standing on a pillar erected in honour of St. James the Great, whose shrine…
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