Getafe Cathedral

{{Short description|Catholic Cathedral in Getafe, Spain}}

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| name = Getafe Cathedral

| fullname = Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene

| other name = {{lang|es|Catedral de Santa Maria Magdalena}}

| image = Getafe Cathedral 2021 - West Facade Side.jpg

| caption = West façade during a wedding

| coordinates = {{coord|40.303992|-3.729199|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| location = Getafe

| country = Spain

| denomination = Catholic

| address = 1, Plaza de la Magdalena

| website = {{URL|catedralgetafe.es}}

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| status = Cathedral

| dedication = Mary Magdalene

| dedicated date = 23 July 1995{{cite web |title=D. José María en la Catedral: “este lugar se consagró a Dios para que sea un refugio espiritual para todos los fieles”|url=https://www.diocesisgetafe.es/index.php/noticias/400-2024/julio/10230-d-jose-maria-en-la-fiesta-de-la-dedicacion-de-la-s-i-catedral-este-lugar-se-consagro-a-dios-para-que-sea-un-refugio-espiritual-para-todos-los-fieles|language= Spanish|publisher=Diocese of Getafe|access-date=2024-08-14}}

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| architect = Alonso de Covarrubias, Juan Gómez de Mora{{cite news |last= Fraguas|first= Rafael|date= 2007-01-23|title= Getafe recobra su catedral|trans-title= Getafe recovers its cathedral|url= https://elpais.com/diario/2007/01/23/madrid/1169555076_850215.html|language= Spanish|work= El País|location= Madrid|access-date=2021-06-01}}

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| style = Mudéjar, Baroque, Neoclassic

| years built = 1549 - 1770

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| metropolis = Madrid

| diocese = Getafe

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| bishop = Ginés García Beltrán

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| designation2 = Spain

| designation2_type = Non-movable

| designation2_criteria = Monument

| designation2_date = 9 May 1958

| designation2_number = RI-51-0001260

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The Cathedral of Saint Mary Magdalene {{lang|es|Catedral de Santa Maria Magdalena}} is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Getafe, Spain. The edifice was a church for most of its existence, before becoming a cathedral in 1995 after the establishment of the Diocese of Getafe.

The church, designed by Alonso de Covarrubias and Juan Gómez de Mora, was begun in the 16th century and finished in 1770. The bell tower, dating to a pre-existing edifice from the mid-14th century, is in Mudéjar style, while the rest of it is predominantly Renaissance or Baroque.

Gallery

Getafe Cathedral 2021 - West Entrance.jpg|West portico

Getafe Cathedral 2021 - West Facade Frontal.jpg|Frontal view

Getafe - Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Magdalena 11.jpg|Mudéjar window

Getafe Cathedral 2021 - Interior.jpg|Central nave

Getafe - Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Magdalena 16.jpg|Plaque celebrating the dedication as cathedral.

Getafe - Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Magdalena 05.jpg|Altar

Getafe - Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Magdalena 22.jpg|Dome

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