Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica
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Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral Basilica （Spanish: Catedral Basílica del Dulce Nombre de María） is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Guam.
It is the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña.
It is located on the site where the island's first Catholic church was constructed in 1669, under the guidance of Padre San Vitores.
The present building looms above the palm trees and is a familiar landmark in downtown Hagåtña.
The basilica enshrines the image of Santa Marian Kamalen, Patroness of Guam.
The precursor of the present day Basilica was a chapel, or capilla, constructed of rough logs and nipa thatch built within the perimeter of the Plaza de España.
The Church was the focal site around which the administrative buildings were built.
Built under the direction of Padre Diego Luís de San Vitores, with the assistance of the Chamorros of Hagåtña, it was dedicated on February 2, 1669.
Queen Maria Ana donated 300 pesos and Chief Quipuha of Hagåtña contributed the land.
In 1670 a more permanent structure was erected.
Built of coral stones with the technique of mamposteria, this structural foundation expanded to become the Cathedral.
Within this structure were walls, ceilings and floors constructed of ifil wood.
A fresco on the rear wall depicted the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The original Cathedral was destroyed by bombardment during the 1944 Second Battle of Guam.
According to historian Benigno Palomo, in 1669, one of the main missions of the Spanish soldiers...
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