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The '''Sacred Heart Cathedral'''<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/3011.htm Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Brazzaville]</ref> ({{ |
The '''Sacred Heart Cathedral'''<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/3011.htm Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Brazzaville]</ref> ({{langx|fr|Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Brazzaville}})<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_-SmB4Kl_YC&dq=Cath%25C3%25A9drale%2520du%2520Sacr%25C3%25A9-C%25C5%2593ur%2520de%2520Brazzaville&pg=PA5|title=Le Cardinal Biayenda et le Congo-Brazzaville|last=René|first=BAZENGUISSA-GANGA Rémy, SOUNGA-BOUKONO Gabriel et TABARD|date=2012-03-01|publisher=KARTHALA Editions|isbn=9782811149673|language=fr}}</ref> or simply '''Cathedral of Brazzaville''', is a religious building belonging to the [[Catholic Church]] and is located in the city of [[Brazzaville]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archidiocesedebrazzaville.org/spip.php?rubrique20|title=Cathédrale Sacré-Cœur - ARCHIDIOCÈSE DE BRAZZAVILLE|website=archidiocesedebrazzaville.org|access-date=2016-05-04}}</ref> in the African country of the [[Republic of Congo]].<ref>Maria Petringa, Brazza, A Life for Africa, éd. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN, USA, 2006, 256 p. ({{ISBN|978-1-4259-1198-0}}). Côme Kinata, Histoire de l'Église catholique du Congo à travers ses grandes figures</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eD8WAgAAQBAJ|title=Dictionnaire des sigles et acronymes en usage au Congo-Brazzaville|last=Mfoutou|first=Jean-Alexis|date=2013-11-01|publisher=Editions L'Harmattan|isbn=9782336328898|language=fr}}</ref> |
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The church is the seat of the Bishop of the [[Archdiocese of Brazzaville]] and is the oldest existing cathedral in central Africa. The building was built in 1892 and consecrated in 1894. The space was renovated in 1952 and 1993. The main entrance faces east and is decorated with two large polychrome statues of St. Paul and St. Peter, dating from before 1914. [[Charles de Gaulle]] visited it in 1944 and [[Pope John Paul II]] did the same in 1980. |
The church is the seat of the [[Bishop]] of the [[Archdiocese of Brazzaville]] and is the oldest existing cathedral in [[central Africa]]. The building was built in 1892 and consecrated in 1894. The space was renovated in 1952 and 1993. The main entrance faces east and is decorated with two large polychrome statues of St. Paul and St. Peter, dating from before 1914. [[Charles de Gaulle]] visited it in 1944 and [[Pope John Paul II]] did the same in 1980. |
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==See also== |
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| Location | Brazzaville |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
The Sacred Heart Cathedral[1] (French: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Brazzaville)[2] or simply Cathedral of Brazzaville, is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Brazzaville[3] in the African country of the Republic of Congo.[4][5]
The church is the seat of the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Brazzaville and is the oldest existing cathedral in central Africa. The building was built in 1892 and consecrated in 1894. The space was renovated in 1952 and 1993. The main entrance faces east and is decorated with two large polychrome statues of St. Paul and St. Peter, dating from before 1914. Charles de Gaulle visited it in 1944 and Pope John Paul II did the same in 1980.
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[edit]- ^ Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Brazzaville
- ^ René, BAZENGUISSA-GANGA Rémy, SOUNGA-BOUKONO Gabriel et TABARD (2012-03-01). Le Cardinal Biayenda et le Congo-Brazzaville (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 9782811149673.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cathédrale Sacré-Cœur - ARCHIDIOCÈSE DE BRAZZAVILLE". archidiocesedebrazzaville.org. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ Maria Petringa, Brazza, A Life for Africa, éd. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN, USA, 2006, 256 p. (ISBN 978-1-4259-1198-0). Côme Kinata, Histoire de l'Église catholique du Congo à travers ses grandes figures
- ^ Mfoutou, Jean-Alexis (2013-11-01). Dictionnaire des sigles et acronymes en usage au Congo-Brazzaville (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782336328898.