Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Tangier

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption
Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
Basic information
Location Tangier, Morocco
Geographic coordinates 35°46′N 5°48′W / 35.767°N 5.800°W / 35.767; -5.800
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
Rite African Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Status Active
Architectural description
Architectural type church
Architectural style Modernist

The Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral[1] (French: Cathédrale Notre Dame de l’Assomption), also called Tangier Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located in Tangier, Morocco. The cathedral serves as the seat of the Archdiocese of Tangier.[2]

Cathedral

The edifice is also known as the Spanish Cathedral (Catedral Española), being the only exponent in the locality of the Spanish modernist architecture of the second half of the twentieth century in Morocco.

Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral interior

The cathedral was inaugurated in 1961. It was designed and built with modern architectural techniques, following classic proportions by the architect Luis Martínez-Feduchi Ruiz.

In the cathedral's apse, stained glass windows designed by the Alicante artist Arcadio Blasco stand out. They constitute one of the main attractions of the cathedral.

The remains of Father José María Lerchundi, missionary in Morocco for more than thirty years, rest in an underground crypt under the church.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Tanger
  2. ↑ "The Cathedral In Tangier!". www.blueloutimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. ↑ "Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
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