Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist
PANICd#: 2126
Publication date: 03/30/2020
The original cathedral in what was the city of Puerto Rico (changed to San Juan Bautista in 1521) was constructed from wood in 1521.
1401 PR-25
San Juan , PR 00907
Open to the public: Yes
https://www.catedralepiscopalpr.org...
Lat: 18.448390
Lon: -66.071190
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 5
History: 1
Stories: 0
Claims: 6
Evidence: 0
Resources: 1
Retrievals: 11858
Vistor Rating: 1.0
Votes: 1
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History
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The original cathedral in what was the city of Puerto Rico (changed to San Juan Bautista in 1521) was constructed from wood in 1521. It was destroyed by a hurricane and the current structure constructed in 1540, being reshaped in later centuries, the last time being in 1917.
The first school in Puerto Rico was the Escuela de gramática (Grammar School). The school was established by Bishop Alonso Manso in 1513, in the area where the cathedral would later be constructed. The school was free of charge and the courses taught were Latin language, literature, history, science, art, philosophy and theology.
The cathedral contains the tomb of the Spanish explorer and settlement founder Juan Ponce de León. It also has a shrine to the Blessed Carlos Manuel RodrÃguez Santiago, the first Puerto Rican, the first Caribbean-born layperson in history to be beatified.
The first organist of the Cathedral of San Juan was the Canarian Domingo Crisanto Delgado Gómez who came from the island of Tenerife and managed to take this position in 1836, having been a composer in Cathedral Our Lady of Los Remedios of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in his native island
Added by: sdonley on 12/20/2019
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catedral_Metropolita...
Paranormal Claims
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| Claim # | Added | Added By | Claim |
| 3753 | 04/03/2025 | sdonley | Some visitors have claimed to see figures or shadows moving through the cathedral or on the surrounding grounds, with some suggesting they are the spirits of past clergy or parishioners. |
| 3754 | 04/03/2025 | sdonley | Some have reported hearing unexplained footsteps. |
| 3755 | 04/03/2025 | sdonley | Some have reported hearing whispers. |
| 3756 | 04/03/2025 | sdonley | Some have reported hearing faint music. |
| 3757 | 04/03/2025 | sdonley | People have experienced sudden, unexplained drops in temperature in certain parts of the cathedral. |
| 3758 | 04/03/2025 | sdonley | Some visitors to the cathedral have felt an overwhelming sense of unease or being watched. |
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Added: 12/20/2019 By: sdonley |
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