St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria
St. Catherine's Cathedral | |
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كاتدرائية سانت كاترين | |
Location | Alexandria |
Country | Egypt |
Denomination | Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1856; 168 years ago (1856) |
Dedication | Catherine of Alexandria |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Serafino da Baceno |
Style | Neo-Baroque |
The St. Catherine's Cathedral[1] (Arabic: كاتدرائية سانت كاترين) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt.[2] It also serves as the church of the Franciscan monastery in Alexandria.
History
The basilica was built from 1847 to 1856 in the Neo-Baroque style, designed by the Franciscan architect Serafino da Baceno.
The Franciscans have been present since the seventeenth century in Alexandria, where it is particularly concerned by European pilgrims who were on their way to the Holy Land. In the 1840s the new buildings of the convent and school were founded. The new church, a basilica with classical dome also conceived as the cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate, established in 1839, and received the name of the martyr Catherine of Alexandria. The dedication took place on November 24, 1850. In 1927, the current facade, designed by the Italian architect Mario Avena (1896-1968 or 1969) in the Roman Baroque style was added.
It was the place of burial of exiled Italian king Victor Emmanuel III upon his death in 1947 until his remains were repatriated to Italy in 2017.[3]
See also
References
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- Coptic Catholic Church:
- Patriarchate of Alexandria
- Eparchy of Alexandria
- Eparchy of Abu Qirqas
- Eparchy of Assiut
- Eparchy of Giza
- Eparchy of Ismayliah
- Eparchy of Luxor
- Eparchy of Minya
- Eparchy of Sohag
- Armenian Catholic Church:
- Eparchy of Alexandria
- Chaldean Catholic Church:
- Eparchy of Cairo
- Latin Church:
- Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt
- Maronite Church:
- Eparchy of Cairo
- Melkite Catholic Church:
- Patriarchal Dependent Territory of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan
- Syriac Catholic Church:
- Eparchy of Cairo
- Egyptian saints
- Apostolic Nunciature to Egypt
- Catholicism portal
- Egypt portal
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