Jaca Cathedral

The Cathedral of St Peter the Apostle is a Roman Catholic church located in Jaca, in Aragon, Spain. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaca.It is the first Romanesque cathedral built in Aragon and one of the oldest in the Iberian peninsula. Its current appearance is the result of later additions and modifications introduced especially in modern times . The cathedral was erected by will of King Sancho Ramírez, who, after renovating in Rome his vassal oath to the Pope, had obtained by the latter the right to establish the episcopal seat in Jaca, then capital of the Kingdom of Aragon.HistoryAfter Jaca became the capital of Aragon, the city obtained the status of episcopal see in 1077. This made the construction of a cathedral church necessary. The starting date of the construction is unknown, but it is generally set at around that date. The main section of the church was completed around 1130. In 1395 a fire destroyed the cathedral's ceiling, which was rebuilt in the following years and was substantially renovated in the early 16th century. In the same period the aisles were added and the central nave was enlarged. In Baroque times were the St. Horosia Chapel, the loggia and the cloister, while the interior received an altarpiece and other decorations.In the late 18th century one of the apses was demolished and rebuilt, and the central one was renovated.