The Church of Our Lady of Remedies ( pt, Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios) is a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...

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. It was built in 1628 and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of

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at AngolaEmbassy.hu In 1716 the headquarters of the Diocese of Angola and Congo was transferred from São Salvador of Congo to Luanda, which eventually led the church of Dos Remedios to become cathedral. In 1877 it was in ruins, and restored between 1880 and 1900. At that time acquired the present appearance, as three doors and curved pediment on the façade. In 1949 it was declared a Public Interest, when it was still part of the Portuguese colonial empire.

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* Roman Catholic churches in Luanda Roman Catholic cathedrals in Angola Catholic Church in Angola Roman Catholic churches completed in 1628 1628 establishments in the Portuguese Empire 1620s establishments in Africa 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Angola {{Angola-church-stub