Architecture sights in Zacatecas State
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Ex-Templo de San Agustín
Ex-Templo de San Agustín was built for Augustinian monks in the 17th century. During the 19th-century anticlerical movement, the church became a casino. In 1882 it was purchased by American Presbyterian missionaries who destroyed its 'too Catholic' main facade, replacing it with a blank white wall. In the 20th century the church returned to the government. Today it hosts art and cultural exhibitions. The adjoining former monastery is now the seat of the Zacatecas bishopric.
The church's finest feature is the plateresque carving of the conversion of St Augustine over the north doorway.
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La Capilla de la Virgen del Patrocinio
Named after the patron saint of miners. Above the altar of this 18th-century chapel is an image of the Virgin said to be capable of healing the sick. Thousands of pilgrims flock here each year on September 8, when the image is carried to the cathedral. Facing the chapel stand three imposing equestrian statues of the victors of the battle of Zacatecas - Villa, Ángeles and Pánfilo Natera.
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Templo de Santo Domingo
Although the church is done in a more sober baroque style than the cathedral, it has some fine gilded altars and a graceful horseshoe staircase. Built by the Jesuits in the 1740s, the church was taken over by Dominican monks when the Jesuits were expelled in 1767.
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Cathedral
Built between 1729 and 1752, the pink-stone cathedral on the south side of the Plaza de Armas is an ultimate expression of Mexican baroque.
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