In 1874 it was decreed that the Church of the Holy Trinity should be transformed into the National Pantheon

On March 27, 1874, the President of the Republic, by that date, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, by decree No. 43, declared that the old Church of the Holy Trinity would cease to be the National Pantheon from that moment on.

The Church of the Holy Trinity was an initiative of the master builder José del Sacramento Infante, who in 1774 received the land as a donation from Juan Vicente Bolívar, the Marquis del Toro and the Cabildo de Caracas. José del Sacramento died before completing the work and was buried on the main altar.

The temple was consecrated in 1783, the year of the birth of Simon José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, where he was baptized and made his first communion.

The terrible earthquake of March 26, 1812, destroyed the structure of the church, and debris, mountains and solitude covered it until 1821. In 1827, Bolivar visited the ruins the last time he set foot in Caracas.

Years later, through the collection of many alms, the reconstruction of the church began. The priest Luis Acosta was responsible for the roof of the central nave, while the priest Rafael Hernández hired the engineer José Gregorio Solano, who devised a Gothic style for the façade.

Finally, Dr. Agustín Aveledo and priest Bartolomé Suárez gave a shot and a great boost to the construction, which was well advanced by 1874.

On March 27, 1874, the President of the Republic, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, issued his decree No. 43, converting the old Church of the Holy Trinity into a National Pantheon, which is why the work was completed in its entirety.

Mazo News Team