St. Matthew's Cathedral, Khartoum

Coordinates: 15°36′38″N 32°32′02″E / 15.6105°N 32.5339°E / 15.6105; 32.5339
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St. Matthew's Cathedral
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LocationKhartoum
Country Sudan
DenominationCatholic Church

St. Matthew's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Christian religious building in

Mac Nimir Bridge. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Khartoum, under the patronage of Saint Matthew the Apostle. This building resembles a fairy-tale castle with its various turrets, slender spires and a large rose window.[1]

History

The Apostolic Vicariate of Sudan or Central-Africa was erected here in 1846 under the primacy of Msgr.

Saint Daniel Comboni, who was apostolic vicar from 1872 until his death in 1881.[2]

The city was taken by the Mahdist troops in 1885, who destroyed the church and all missions in the country. The war ended in 1898 with the Battle of Omdurman, and missionary work recommenced the following year. When the British built the modern city of Khartoum as capital of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, a new cathedral was constructed. It was completed in 1908 in neo-Romanesque style, featuring three naves and a high tower.[3] [4]

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Sudan
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References

  1. ISBN 3-7701-1232-6
    , p. 247
  2. ^ St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Khartoum
  3. ISBN 9781841624136
    .
  4. ISBN 9781136775260
    .

15°36′38″N 32°32′02″E / 15.6105°N 32.5339°E / 15.6105; 32.5339

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