Historical facts at the Valencia Cathedral.
· 9 October 1238
Consecration of the Cathedral of St. Mary after being a Mosque
· 22 June 1262
First stone of the cathedral.
Almoina Door.
· 15th century
Extension of the naves of the Cathedral.
· 1425
Bell tower “The Micalet” finished.
· 9 July 1492
Valencia Cathedral turned into Metropolitan see.
· 18 April 1599
Wedding at the Cathedral of King of Spain
Felipe III and
Margarita of Austria.
· 1773
Neoclassical restoration of the Cathedral.
· 1788
Francisco de Goya portrays his two paintings
in the
St. Francis Borgia chapel.
· 1813
Smelting of the silver altarpiece during
the Independence War.
· 18 September 1886
Granting of the title Minor Basilica by
Pope Leo XII.
· 21 July 1936
Looting and partial destruction of the Cathedral.
· 1943
New place for the high altar, the choir and the organs.
· 1974-1982
Restoration to its original state of the gothic naves
and the dome.
· 4 February - 31 August 1999
“La Luz de las Imágenes” (“The light of the images”)
exhibition at the Cathedral.
· 8 December 2003
Canonical erection of the Catholic University
“St. Vincent the Martyr”.
· 8 February 2007Inauguration of the restored Great Chapel.