Burgo de Osma Cathedral

El Burgo de Osma Cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Catedral de la Asunción de María
South façade and tower
Map
41°35′08″N 3°04′16″W / 41.585629°N 3.071°W / 41.585629; -3.071
LocationEl Burgo de Osma
Address2, Plaza San Pedro
CountrySpain
DenominationCatholic
Websiteburgodeosmacatedral.com
History
StatusCathedral
DedicationAssumption of Mary
Dedicated1272[1]
Architecture
StyleGothic, , Baroque, Neoclassic
Years built1232 - 1784
Specifications
Tower height72 m (236 ft 3 in)[2]
Administration
MetropolisBurgos
DioceseOsma-Soria
Clergy
Bishop(s)Abilio Martínez Varea
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated3 June 1902
Reference no.RI-51-0000918

The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in El Burgo de Osma, Spain. It was built in the Gothic architectural style, and was constructed on an area previously occupied by a Romanesque church. It is one of the best preserved medieval buildings in the country,[3] and considered one of the best examples of thirteenth-century gothic architecture in Spain.[4] The building of the church started in 1232, and was completed in 1784. The cloister is from 1512. The tower is from 1739.[5]

  1. ^ "Historia de la Catedral de El Burgo de Osma". catedralburgodeosma.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Cathedral, El Burgo de Osma". Planetware.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Ancient descriptions of movement disorders: Cathedral el Burgo de Osma (Soria, Spain)". J. Neurol. 253 (6): 731–4. June 2006. doi:10.1007/s00415-006-0100-8. PMID 16511653.
  4. ^ Mildred Davison (1968). "An Altarpiece from Burgo de Osma". Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies. 3: 108–124. JSTOR 4104302.
  5. ^ "El Burgo de Osma, Spain: tourism in El Burgo de Osma, Spain". Spain.info. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

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