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Cathedral Of The Holy Cross (Acre)
Cathedral of the Holy Cross or Holy Cross Cathedral may refer to: Africa * Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos, the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria * Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka, the Anglican cathedral in Lusaka, Zambia Asia * Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Gyumri, an Armenian Catholic cathedral in Gyumri, Armenia * Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross, on Akdamar Island in Van Lake, Turkey Europe * Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, the Roman Catholic cathedral in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain * Church of the Holy Cross, Nin, the former Roman Catholic cathedral of Nin, Croatia * Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Cross, Opole, Poland * Temple of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, a Greek Catholic cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia * Russian Church, Geneva, a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland * Greek Catholic Cathedral, Uzhhorod, Ukraine North America * Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Boston), the current Roman Catholic cathedral in Boston * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of The Holy Cross, Lagos
Holy Cross Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lagos, Nigeria, and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lagos. The Gothic style building was constructed in 1939, when the region was still administered as an apostolic vicariate, and thus was only elevated to the status of cathedral in 1950. History The first cathedral (considered a pro-cathedral) building was inaugurated in 1881 and built by stonemasons and architects Lazarus Borges da Silva and Francisco Nobre. After the death of Bishop Ferdinand Terrien in 1929, this original cathedral saw the ordination of the first three Yoruba priests, the late monsignors Lawrence Layode, Julius Onih, and Stephen Adewuyi, by Bishop Thomas Brodericks, the apostolic vicar of Western Nigeria. By the 1930s a larger cathedral was needed, and the older one was demolished. The current church building, of French Gothic style architecture, had its foundation stone laid on 6 August 1934 by Bishop Francis O'Rourke and was completed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of The Holy Cross (Boston)
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and is the largest Roman Catholic church in New England. When construction was finished, the cathedral rivaled both Old South Church and Trinity Church in grandeur. The cathedral is located in the city's South End neighborhood, at 1400 Washington St. Although the South End was initially developed for Boston's emerging Anglo-Saxon Protestant middle class, the neighborhood transitioned to new immigrants, especially Irish, as middle class owners moved to the new Back Bay neighborhood. The cathedral functions both as a cathedral and as a parish. The Cathedral Parish consists of large English- and Spanish-speaking congregations, drawn largely from the local area, and also includes three Archdiocese-wide congregations: the Ge'ez Rite practiced by Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Catholics; the German Apostolate; and the Tridentine Mass Catholic community. The first of these congregations m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
