Cuernavaca Cathedral
Catedral de la Asunción de Cuernavaca
A fortress-style monastery founded by the Franciscans in 1529, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site 'Sixteenth-Century Monastic Complexes on the Slopes of Popocatépetl', and home to rare murals of the Japanese martyrs.
The cathedral complex includes the main church, the Third Order chapel and an open-air chapel. Its thick walls and battlements reflect the defensive design of early mission monasteries. It was inscribed in 1994 as part of the Popocatépetl monastery complex. Inside the main church are 17th-century murals uncovered during restoration in 1959. They depict the 1597 martyrdom of the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki, including the Mexican saint San Felipe de Jesús, and such murals are very rare. Entry is free, and visitors should keep quiet during Mass. The Robert Brady Museum is directly opposite.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–19:00 (closed to visitors during Mass)
Nearby sights
- Robert Brady Museum
- Jardín Borda
- Plaza de Armas & Jardín Juárez
- Palace of Cortés
- Juan Soriano Morelos Museum of Contemporary Art
- Salto de San Antón
- Ethnobotanical Garden & Museum of Traditional Medicine
- Teopanzolco