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The '''St. Matthew's Cathedral'''<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/3246.htm St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum]</ref> or '''Khartoum Cathedral''' is a religious building in [[Khartoum]],<ref>Bernhard Streck, Sudan. Steinerne Gräber und lebendige Kulturen am Nil, DuMont, Köln, 1982, [[Especial:FuentesDeLibros/3770112326|ISBN 3-7701-1232-6]], p. 247</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdKYBAAAQBAJ|title=Sudan|last=Ibbotson|first=Sophie|last2=Lovell-Hoare|first2=Max|date=2012-11-26|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=9781841624136|language=en}}</ref> capital of the African country of [[Sudan]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4q3AwAAQBAJ|title=Kenana Handbook Of Sudan|last=Hopkins.Peter|date=2014-06-03|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136775260|language=en}}</ref> and Khartoum State, is also the seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Khartoum. It is under the patronage of the [[Apostle Matthew]].
The '''St. Matthew's Cathedral'''<ref>[http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/africa/3246.htm St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum]</ref> or '''Khartoum Cathedral''' is a religious building in [[Khartoum]],<ref>Bernhard Streck, Sudan. Steinerne Gräber und lebendige Kulturen am Nil, DuMont, Köln, 1982, [[Especial:FuentesDeLibros/3770112326|ISBN 3-7701-1232-6]], p. 247</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdKYBAAAQBAJ|title=Sudan|last=Ibbotson|first=Sophie|last2=Lovell-Hoare|first2=Max|date=2012-11-26|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=9781841624136|language=en}}</ref> capital of the African country of [[Sudan]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a4q3AwAAQBAJ|title=Kenana Handbook Of Sudan|last=Hopkins.Peter|date=2014-06-03|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136775260|language=en}}</ref> and Khartoum State, is also the seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Khartoum. It is under the patronage of the [[Apostle Matthew]].


The cathedral is located on the bank of the Blue Nile 200 meters north of the Farouk mosque. It was in 1846 that was erected here the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa with the primacy Mgr. Casolani. A first small church served as a cathedral that was built in 1847. The Apostolic Vicariate was entrusted in 1872 to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, founded by Daniel Comboni was apostolic vicar of 1872 until his death in 1881. The city was taken by the mahdistas in 1885; they destroyed all missions in the country. The war ended in 1898 with the Battle of Omdurman (right in front of Khartoum).
The cathedral is located on the bank of the Blue Nile 200 meters north of the Farouk mosque. It was in 1846 that was erected here the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa with the primacy Mgr. Casolani. A first small church served as a cathedral that was built in 1847. The Apostolic Vicariate was entrusted in 1872 to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, founded by Daniel Comboni was apostolic vicar of 1872 until his death in 1881. The city was taken by the mahdistas in 1885; they destroyed all missions in the country. The war ended in 1898 with the Battle of Omdurman (right in front of Khartoum).


The small cathedral was demolished by mahdistas Islamists in 1885. When the British built the modern city of Khartoum, capital of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, with wide avenues, the new cathedral basilica with three naves was built in 1908 in [[neo-Romanesque]] style with a high tower aside.
The small cathedral was demolished by mahdistas Islamists in 1885. When the British built the modern city of Khartoum, capital of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, with wide avenues, the new cathedral basilica with three naves was built in 1908 in [[neo-Romanesque]] style with a high tower aside.

==See also==
==See also==
*[[Roman Catholicism in Sudan]]
*[[Roman Catholicism in Sudan]]
*[[St. Mary Cathedral]]
*[[St. Mary Cathedral]]
[[File:St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral (Khartoum) 003.jpg|thumb|Internal View]]
[[File:St. Matthew's Catholic Cathedral (Khartoum) 003.jpg|thumb|Internal View]]

==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 04:48, 4 June 2016

St. Matthew's Cathedral
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LocationKhartoum
Country Sudan
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The St. Matthew's Cathedral[1] or Khartoum Cathedral is a religious building in Khartoum,[2][3] capital of the African country of Sudan[4] and Khartoum State, is also the seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Khartoum. It is under the patronage of the Apostle Matthew.

The cathedral is located on the bank of the Blue Nile 200 meters north of the Farouk mosque. It was in 1846 that was erected here the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa with the primacy Mgr. Casolani. A first small church served as a cathedral that was built in 1847. The Apostolic Vicariate was entrusted in 1872 to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, founded by Daniel Comboni was apostolic vicar of 1872 until his death in 1881. The city was taken by the mahdistas in 1885; they destroyed all missions in the country. The war ended in 1898 with the Battle of Omdurman (right in front of Khartoum).

The small cathedral was demolished by mahdistas Islamists in 1885. When the British built the modern city of Khartoum, capital of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, with wide avenues, the new cathedral basilica with three naves was built in 1908 in neo-Romanesque style with a high tower aside.

See also

Internal View

References

  1. ^ St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum
  2. ^ Bernhard Streck, Sudan. Steinerne Gräber und lebendige Kulturen am Nil, DuMont, Köln, 1982, ISBN 3-7701-1232-6, p. 247
  3. ^ Ibbotson, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max (2012-11-26). Sudan. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841624136.
  4. ^ Hopkins.Peter (2014-06-03). Kenana Handbook Of Sudan. Routledge. ISBN 9781136775260.

15°36′38″N 32°32′02″E / 15.6105°N 32.5339°E / 15.6105; 32.5339