Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa

Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa كاتدرائية طرطوس
Basic information
Location	Tartus, Syria
Geographic coordinates	34°53′30″N 35°52′40″E / 34.89167°N 35.87778°ECoordinates: 34°53′30″N 35°52′40″E / 34.89167°N 35.87778°E
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Year consecrated	mid-12th century
Status	Museum
Architectural style	Early Gothic, Romanesque

Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa (Arabic: كاتدرائية طرطوس‎) was a 12th-century crusader-era cathedral in the city of Tartus, Syria.^[1] It has been described by historians as "the best-preserved religious structure of the crusades".^[2]

References

1. Carter, Dunston and Thomas, 2008, p.137.
2. Setton, Zacour and Hazard, 1985, p.42-43.

Bibliography

• Boas, Adrian (1999), Crusader archaeology: the material culture of the Latin East, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-17361-2
• Carter, Terry; Dunston, Lara; Thomas, Amelia (2008), Syria & Lebanon, Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-74104-609-0
• Riley-Smith, Jonathan (2001), The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-285428-5
• Setton, Kenneth; Zacour, Norman; Hazard, Harry (1985), A History of the Crusades, Volume V: The Impact of the Crusades on the Near East, University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN 978-0-299-09144-6
• le Strange, Guy (1890). Palestine Under the Moslems: A Description of Syria and the Holy Land from A.D. 650 to 1500. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.