page_title: St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Santa Cruz do Sul
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Santa Cruz do Sul / References
caption_attribution_description: English: Santa Cruz do Sul Cathedral Português: Interior da Catedral de Santa Cruz do Sul
context_page_description: The St. John the Baptist Cathedral, also called Santa Cruz do Sul Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the central area of Santa Cruz do Sul, in front of Getúlio Vargas Square in Brazil.
  It has a height of 26 meters in its central nave but the towers reach 83 meters.
  Construction started on February 1, 1928, under the direction of Simon Gramlich, author of the project and later under the direction of engineer Ernesto Matheis.
  On August 2, 1936, the church was ready, but the work was completed only in 1977 with the construction of two main towers.
  In 1959, with the creation of the Diocese of Santa Cruz do Sul, with jurisdiction over several municipalities, the church became known as the cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
context_section_description: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
  SOARES, JOAO PEDRO AYRIMORAES. Família Werlang (in Portuguese). Editora Werlang. ISBN 9788588970021.
  Revista eclesiástica brasileira (in Portuguese). Editora Vozes Ltda. 1998-01-01.
  Teles, Leandro Silva (1980-01-01). Heinz von Ortenberg, médico do Kaiser e de Santa Cruz do Sul (in Portuguese). Associação Pró-Ensino em Santa Cruz do Sul.
caption: Interior
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