Cathedral of Coro
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Anne is a cathedral and basilica located in Coro, Venezuela. Pope Clement VII created the Diocese of Coro in 1531. Construction of the cathedral began in 1583; it is not known who designed the plan with its nave and 2 aisles.Photo: Janethrodri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Coro, Venezuela
- Also known as: “Basílica Catedral of St. Ann”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de San Clemente and José Leonardo Chirino Airport.
Iglesia de San Clemente
Church
Photo: Janethrodri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iglesia de San Clemente is a church, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Cathedral of Coro.
José Leonardo Chirino Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Carlos E. Perez S.L, CC BY-SA 4.0.
José Leonardo Chirino Airport is an airport serving Coro, the capital of Falcón state in Venezuela. It is named to honor José Leonardo Chirino, leader of a 1795 rebellion in Coro that called for the abolition of slavery and the establishment of a democratic republic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coro.
Coro
Photo: Pedro Marcano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coro is the capital of Falcón state in Northwest Venezuela. It had about 200,000 residents as of 2011. Santa Ana de Coro, referred to as Coro, was the first capital of Venezuela, is the oldest city in the west of Venezuela and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cathedral of Coro
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, minor basilica, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Miranda Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
11.40753° or 11° 24′ 27″ northLongitude
-69.67781° or 69° 40′ 40″ westOpen location code
773GC85C+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 370610638OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q5758370
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Tagalog—“Cathedral of Coro” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه بازيليك القديسه آن”
- German: “Kathedrale von Coro”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Coro”
- Spanish: “Catedral basílica de Santa Ana”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basílica Menor de Santa Ana”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Coro”
- Tagalog: “Katedral Basilika ng Santa Ana, Coro”
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