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Santo Domingo Church

Santo Domingo Church
Architecture

Santo Domingo Church

(492)922 7315.

Plaza de Santo Domingo , Centro, Zacatecas, Zac.. 98000.

Free

Monday through Sunday 07:00 am - 01:00 pm, Monday through Sunday 05:00 pm - 08:30 pm

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The Templo de Santo Domingo was built by the Order of the Jesuits from 1746 to 1749, and was blessed and consecrated on May 24, 1750.  It was later abandoned in 1767 after the expulsion of the Jesuits, to then be occupied along with the monastery in 1785 by the Dominican Order who converted the church into the second most important of the city, after the Cathedral of Zacatecas.

Its facade, a sober baroque front, presides over the Plaza Santo Domingo located in the historical center of Zacatecas. Its rich interior contains eight altarpieces of wood gilded in gold foil, with the main one dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

In the octagonal sacristy, one can see eight paintings from the eighteenth century, works of the painter and gilder Francisco Martinez, that represent the most dramatic scenes from the Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross). It is noteworthy that the Temple of Santo Domingo is the only church in the city with these kind of colonial altarpieces.
Open daily from 7:00 to 1:00 and 5:00 to 8:30.

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Baroque facade
Baroque facade
Founded by Jesuits in 1746
Founded by Jesuits in 1746
The most important temple of the city, after the Cathedral
The most important temple of the city, after the Cathedral
On one side of the Pedro Coronel Museum
On one side of the Pedro Coronel Museum
Dome of the Church of Santo Domingo
Dome of the Church of Santo Domingo
Baroque style and neoclassical facade
Baroque style and neoclassical facade
Facade and square Santo Domingo
Facade and square Santo Domingo
Side entrance of the Temple
Side entrance of the Temple
View of the main altar
View of the main altar
Choir with a great baroque organ
Choir with a great baroque organ
Beautiful neoclassical altar
Beautiful neoclassical altar
Altar of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Altar of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
It has eight baroque altarpieces
It has eight baroque altarpieces
One of the altars is dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe
One of the altars is dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe
One of the altarpieces of the Temple of Santo Domingo
One of the altarpieces of the Temple of Santo Domingo
Main altar of the Temple of Santo Domingo
Main altar of the Temple of Santo Domingo
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(492)922 7315.

Plaza de Santo Domingo , Centro, Zacatecas, Zac.. 98000.