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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, also called Coptic Catholic Cathedral of Cairo, is a Coptic Catholic church building at 39 Mustafa Fahmi Street in Cairo, Egypt. [1] [2] [3] [4] The cathedral serves as the main church of the Catholic Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria ( Patriarchatus Alexandrinus Coptorum ) which began in 1741 as an apostolic ...
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The cathedral has over 300 years of history. In 1670, a small chapel was built in the center of the colonial settlement of Ponce on the site of the present cathedral. On 17 September 1692, the King of Spain, Carlos II, issued a Cédula Real (Royal Permit) designating the chapel as a parish church. In 1835, the original parish church was demolished t...
The cathedral sits in the center of Ponce's central square, Plaza Las Delicias, oriented east-to-west, with its front entrance facing west. Immediately behind the cathedral, to the east, is the historic fire house, Parque de Bombas. The two buildings effectively divide Plaza Las Delicias into two smaller plazas, named Plaza Muñoz Rivera and Plaza D...
The building's exterior architecture is Neoclassical, while its interior is mostly colonial and Gothic. The current structure is larger than the 1839 structure, having been extended on the south side in 1911 with the addition of the side chapel. It covers an area of 3,540 square yards (2,960 m2). The architecture of the cathedral is neoclassical in...
On 12 December, the cathedral hosts the annual event known as "Las Mañanitas", named after the Mexican birthday song (English: "Early Mornings"), which is sung during a pre-dawn religious procession in the downtown area to celebrate the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Ponce. The event started in 1965. After the procession candle...
Except for the Las Mañanitas event, the cathedral is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 12:30 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Interior in 2003Interior in 2003Statue of ChristU.S. Supreme Court: MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE v. ROMAN CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH IN PORTO RICO, 210 U.S. 296 (1908).210 U.S. 296. MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE, Appt., v. ROMAN CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH IN POR...
- 2,960 m² (31,900 sq ft)
- Francisco Porrata Doria (1932 facade)
- 1839
Apr 6, 2024 · Type: Cathedral. Rite: Coptic (Alexandrian) Patron: BVM. Location: 8G2H387R+F5. Address: 39 rue Mustafa Fahmi, Nasr City, Cairo, Cairo. Country: Egypt. Telephone: (02) 2270 78 48. GCatholic Church ID: 1961. Bishop: vacant.
Jul 28, 2013 · Usage on ast.wikipedia.org Ilesia católica copta; Usage on de.wikipedia.org Koptisch-katholisches Patriarchat von Alexandria; Usage on en.wikipedia.org Coptic Catholic Church; Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Iglesia católica copta; Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Egipto; Patriarcado de Alejandría de los coptos católicos
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Egypt, also called Coptic Catholic Cathedral of Cairo, is a Coptic Catholic church building at 39 Mustafa Fahmi Street in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral serves as the main church of the Catholic Coptic Patriarchate of Alexandria (Patriarchatus Alexandrinus Coptorum) which began in 1741 as an apostolic vicariate created ...
