Oldest Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral

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The Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral is built over 200 years and the oldest church in Brazil. The cathedral church is located at Plaza Coronel Fernando Prestes in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The church was transmitted from the mother church of the second city in the year 1771. If you are have never been in this church before, it is the best time for you to visit it since you are on a trip to Sorocaba, Brazil.

The church has an interesting history to offer. When he came back in Portugal, the image of Nossa Senhora da Ponte was founded in the Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral church in 1771. The name of the first church was Church of Sant, and currently, it has become a Monastery of São Bento (Sorocaba). In the year when the Nossa Senhora (our lady) was innovated, it became famous all around the world, and even now in these days, it is common in Portugal yet unique in Brazil. After many years of innovation of the church, the first time when the first mass in the matrix of Nossa Senhora da Ponte was spoken, the year of 1783.

The Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral church is a good place to pay a visit with your family or a newly married life spouse. Moreover, a church is perfect for anyone from strong people to weak, it will never reject you. You can roam around the place and take in every single detail you can find on the walls in paintings or in caved arts. The church has some remarkable architectures and beautiful artistic details. Most of the paintings on the walls are made by Ernesto Tomazzini (1930) and Bruno Giusti (1949). You can also find the massive bell in the tower of the church which was cast by Samassa brothers. The bell is made of 50 kg of gold to ensure the quality sound.

You can also find the Archdiocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Sorocaba which is located at the top of the cathedral; it will be operated from the big house in São Bento as well as in the downtown of Sorocaba. Hence, visiting the Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral is one of the main things in your to-do-list especially since you are visiting Sorocaba, Brazil.

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