Cathedrale Sainte-Marie
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The Cathédrale Sainte-Marie is an important place of Christian
worship in Conakry
, Guinea
. The yellow and red building is of considerable architectural interest.
Monseigneur Raymond René Lérouge laid the foundation stone of the Cathedral in 1928.
The Cathedral was built in the 1930s, and has impressive architecture, with Orthodox design elements.
The Palais Presidentiel
is behind the cathedral.
Opposite is the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The cathedral is the primary place of worship for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry, established on 18 October 1897 as the Apostolic Prefecture of French Guinea, and promoted to its present rank on 14 September 1959. From May 2003 the Archbishop was Vincent Coulibaly.
Since the people of Guinea are mainly Muslim
, the cathedral does not have a large congregation.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
worship in Conakry
Conakry
Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
, Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
. The yellow and red building is of considerable architectural interest.
Monseigneur Raymond René Lérouge laid the foundation stone of the Cathedral in 1928.
The Cathedral was built in the 1930s, and has impressive architecture, with Orthodox design elements.
The Palais Presidentiel
Presidential Palace (Guinea)
The Presidential Palace in Conakry, Guinea is the seat of the President.The Palais Presidentiel is behind the Cathedrale Sainte-Marie....
is behind the cathedral.
Opposite is the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The cathedral is the primary place of worship for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry, established on 18 October 1897 as the Apostolic Prefecture of French Guinea, and promoted to its present rank on 14 September 1959. From May 2003 the Archbishop was Vincent Coulibaly.
Since the people of Guinea are mainly Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
, the cathedral does not have a large congregation.