Located in the Widening of It(He,She) Loved, it is a work of the architect native of San Sebastian Manuel de Echave. The church includes a surface of 1.915 square meters and it was inaugurated in 1.897.

In 1887 the Town hall yielded a plot - still(yet) marismeña - with I destine to the construction of a church that was giving service to the new Widening of San Sebastian. In 1888 it(he,she) put in execution on the winning project of the contest summoned for the effect, work of the architect Manuel Echave, to whom the direction(address) of the work was awarded also.

It(He,She) has range of cathedral from 1.953. It(he,she) possesses rectangular and symmetrical plant(floor), of Latin cross and with three ships, transepto and presbytery. It is constructed by chairs(ashlar masonry) of sandstone proceeding from the quarries of the mount Igueldo and endowed with such abundant decorative elements as windows (Juan Bautista Lázaro's work), gargoyles, pinnacles, etc.

The temple inspires by the models of Gothic German cathedrals. He(she) presents three ships (five in the proximities of the presbytery) with cruise, but he(she) has not of gírola. The length of the principal ship is 64 m., being his(her,your) height of 25 m. Belfry toasts it, placed on the portico of entry, it(he,she) has form of needle that rises 75 m. Of height. It was finished in 1899 under Ramon Cortázar's direction(address).

The windows were projected by Juan Bautista Lázaro; those who close 7 double windows of the apse represent twelve apostles and the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Maria. Also he(she) has figurative windows the baptistry. The rest of the windows join in double windows (top part(report)) and triple (low part(report)) that there crosses most of the wings of the church. Two rosettes close the cruise. Under them the initial project was contemplating paths doors that were replaced with altarpieces under the dedication of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of the Immaculate Concepción de Maria respectively.

When the church was dedicated, Gipuzkoa was depending on the bishopric of Vitoria. On the diocese of San Sebastian having constituted in the year 1949, the church of the Good Shepherd was raised as Cathedral. Some modifications were executed for such a motive in the temple: the major original altar - from Neogothic style - was withdrawn, there being placed the image of the Good Shepherd that it(he,she) was incorporating in the niche of the apse and those of four Evangelists (Jose Llimona, 1864-1943) in the cruise. In the major altar there installed to itself a chairs(ashlar masonry) (1953) for the service coral. There were also reformed the sacristy and part(report) of the underground crypts. The last reform of certain importance dates back of 1972.

The Cathedral remains placed in predominant place of the definite space. His(her,your) front is faced to the baroque one of Santa Maria creating with this axis(axle) the generatriz of the Widening Cortázar, which they are the streets Hernani and Major. In his(her,your) interior there is a very spacious crypt. In him(it) major altar we find the statues of Our Lady of Carmen, San Antonio, Holy Teresa and the Sacred Heart

As for the buildings that shape the rear one of the square(seat), each one for yes same constitutes a prominent set. 
Schedules: From Monday until Friday, from 8.30 to 12.30 h. and from 17.00 to 20.00 h. On Saturdays and Sundays, in hours of worship.
Tariffs: Admission free