The construction of this building, begun in 1891, was stopped on several occasions, but was finally concluded by the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit in 1948.
Its mass of quarry has a severe Romanesque style in which Neo-Gothic traces can be guessed. It has three front doors, in which the ornamental details are admirably integrated, such as the recessed arches of the facade, the balconies with twin windows in the second body and the structures of the towers, topped by domes. The main dome and the lateral accesses, worked in quarry, also stand out. Its interior has a Latin cross plan with three neoclassical naves. The baldachin of the main altar, which houses a gilded monstrance, and a beautiful set of stained glass with religious scenes in the windows are particularly striking.
Visit: daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
February 5 esq. with Miguel Cervantes de Saavedra, in the city of Durango.
Source: Arturo Chairez file. Unknown Mexico Guide No. 67 Durango / March 2001
