St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria

St. Catherine's Cathedral
كاتدرائية سانت كاترين
Location Alexandria
Country Egypt
Denomination Roman Catholic Church
History
Founded 1850

The St. Catherine's Cathedral[1] (Arabic: كاتدرائية سانت كاترين) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Apostolic Vicariate of the city of Alexandria, in the African country of Egypt [2] and at the same time, the church of the local Franciscan monastery. The basilica was built in the Neo-Baroque from 1847 to 1856 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 Mario Avena in the Roman Baroque style was added.

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Coordinates: 31°11′41″N 29°53′41″E / 31.1946°N 29.8946°E / 31.1946; 29.8946

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