Saint-Denis Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Denis de Saint-Denis de La Réunion) or at greater length the Cathedral of St. Denis, Saint-Denis, Réunion, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in
Saint-Denis, capital of the island of
Reunion
Reunion may refer to:
* Class reunion
* Family reunion
Reunion, Réunion, Re-union, Reunions or The Reunion may also refer to:
Places
* Réunion, a French overseas department and island in the Indian Ocean
* Reunion, Commerce City, Colorado, U ...
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a province of
France in the
Indian Ocean, part of
Africa. It is dedicated to
Saint Denis, after whom the city of Saint-Denis is named, and is the episcopal seat of the
Diocese of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion.
History
Construction began in November 1829 and was completed in 1832. The whole building was registered as a ''
monument historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
'' on 13 October 1975.
Henri Martin-Granel worked on the windows of the cathedral. The building was built according to plans by an engineer called Paradise, replacing a church of the 18th century. It took its final form in 1863. It was elevated to a cathedral in 1850 and was consecrated in 1860.
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Réunion
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*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 letter ...
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Basilica of St Denis
The Basilica of Saint-Denis (french: Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, links=no, now formally known as the ) is a large former medieval abbey church and present cathedral in the commune of Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. The building ...
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Réunion
Buildings and structures in Saint-Denis, Réunion
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1832
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France