• contacto@paseopormexico.com
Paseo por Mexico Inside of the Temple of Guadalupe in Comitan de Dominguez

Inside of the Temple of Guadalupe in Comitan de Dominguez

Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas

Excelente

872 Views

Inside of the Temple of Guadalupe in Comitán de Domínguez is a single nave, with a coffered ceiling and vault over the presbytery. The stained glass windows celebrate the miracle of Tepeyac. The presence of the Guadalupe cult in Chiapas, and particularly on the border, is linked to the growing need to identify with the Mexican historical matrix.

Municipality

Comitán de Domínguez is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Chiapas, Comitlán which means place of potters, a word that was Hispanicized as Comitán, today it is a thriving municipality characterized by its variety of architectural styles ranging from neoclassical to neo-Gothic and art nouveau and even Mudejar. It has several tourist attractions for visitors such as the Historic Center of Comitán, the gardens and streets, the Uninajab Spa, the Church of Santo Domingo, the Archaeological Zone of Tenam Puente and more.

Festivities

In Comitán de Domínguez the most important celebrations are the Feast of San Sebastián on January 20, the Feast of the Virgin of Candelaria on February 2, the Feast of San Caralampio from February 11 to 20, the Feast of Santo Domingo and the trade fair, and the Feast of the Virgin of the Rosary on October 7.


Where to locate it?

Recommendations in the same area