Facade of the Basilica cathedral of Santa María de la Encarnación, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana

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Basilica cathedral of Santa María de la Encarnación of America with a beautiful clouds on the blue sky. Front entrance to the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor The Cathedral of Santo Domingo, better known as the Primate Cathedral of America, was declared in 1546 the first cathedral of the New World by Pope Paul III, at the request of Emperor Charles V. This precious minor basilica is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. It is the Cathedral of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo who has the honorary title of Primate of the Americas because Santo Domingo was the first Catholic diocese established in the New World. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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