Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa
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| Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa | |
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| Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo | |
Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo | |
Neo-Byzantine | |
| Groundbreaking | 1942 |
| Completed | January 1954 |
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| Archbishop | The Most Rev. Metr. Damaskinos (Mansour) |
The Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo (
Byzantine Revival architecture.[2]
History
Construction of the cathedral began in 1942, inspired by the Hagia Sophia,[1] and built under the supervision of Paul Taufick Camasmie with the architects Francisca Galvão Bueno and Igor Sresnewsky.[3] Joseph Trabulsi was personally selected by King Farouk of Egypt to participate in its decoration. Wladimir Krivoutz worked on the cathedral's marble iconostasis.
The cathedral was inaugurated in January 1954, along with the celebrations of the quatercentenary of the city of São Paulo,Ignátios Ferzli in 1978.
See also
References
- ^ OL 26046029M. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- OL 24112875M. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ^ Ficher, Sylvia (2017-06-12) [1989]. "O Curso de Arquitetura da Escola de Engenharia Mackenzie, 1917–1947" [The Architecture Course at the Mackenzie School of Engineering] (PDF). Mackenzie Presbyterian University (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Rahme, Claudinha (2013-04-20). "Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo" [Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paolo]. Gazeta de Beirute (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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