The Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light () is a

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church in the city of

Mindelo Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook 2 ...

, on the island of São Vicente,

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. It is located on Rua da Luz, in the

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. Built in 1862, it is one of the oldest buildings of Mindelo. However, the church has been enlarged recently, leaving only the façade in its original state.Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade
Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 119 It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mindelo, created in 2003.

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