Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Belgrade

Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Katedrala Blažene Device Marije
Location Belgrade
Country  Serbia
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary [1] (Serbo-Croatian: Katedrala Blažene Device Marije) also called Catholic Cathedral of Belgrade It is a Catholic church located in Belgrade, Serbia,[2] in the part of city called "Neimar". It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Belgrade.

The previous church was built in 1925 and blessed in the same year by the then apostolic delegate in Bulgaria Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, during his visit to Belgrade on 25 September. While the Congregation of the Assumptionists of France were present the church has always been called "the French church."

In 1938 the construction of a new church, designed as a "memorial church" to French soldiers and Serbs who fought on the front of Thessaloniki began. Since World War II and its aftermath, the building remained out of ecclesiastical use for more than 40 years and, meanwhile, the church was initially used as headquarters of the Belgrade Radio and then as a center of drug rehabilitation. Construction resumed only in 1987 and was carried out quickly.

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References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgrade
  2. ↑ "kc.org.rs".

Coordinates: 44°47′40″N 20°28′34″E / 44.7944°N 20.4760°E / 44.7944; 20.4760

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