Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist

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Roman Catholic cathedral basilica cathedral church landmark

The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist is the principal Roman Catholic cathedral of Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and role as the seat of the city's archbishop.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ basilica ⓘ cathedral church ⓘ landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lima Cathedral ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ Neoclassical elements ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
city	Lima ⓘ
constructionStart	1535 ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Apostle John ⓘ surface form: Saint John the Apostle Apostle John ⓘ surface form: Saint John the Evangelist
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince	Archbishopric of Lima ⓘ surface form: Archdiocese of Lima
faces	Plaza de Armas de Lima ⓘ surface form: Plaza de Armas of Lima
firstConsecration	1538 ⓘ
foundedBy	Francisco Pizarro ⓘ
fullName	Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist self-link ⓘ
governingDiocese	Archbishopric of Lima ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima
hasCrypt	Francisco Pizarro ⓘ surface form: crypt of Francisco Pizarro
hasFeature	multiple side chapels ⓘ museum of religious art ⓘ ornate main altar ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ
hasFunction	place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ venue for major religious ceremonies ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Lima ⓘ
is	principal Roman Catholic cathedral of Lima ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	historic centre of Lima ⓘ surface form: Historic Centre of Lima Lima ⓘ
locatedOn	Plaza Mayor de Lima ⓘ surface form: Plaza Mayor of Lima
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	central role in religious life of Lima ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ
ownership	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
rebuiltAfter	1746 Lima–Callao earthquake ⓘ
region	Lima Region ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
servesAs	seat of the Archbishop of Lima ⓘ
status	cathedral basilica ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteSince	1988 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist → fullName → Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist self-link ⓘ

Archbishopric of Lima → hasCathedral → Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist ⓘ