Poland
Oliwa Cathedral (1186): a Baroque organ whose carved angels really ring bells and blow trumpets during every concert
Nel 1186 il duca Sambor I fondò a Oliwa, oggi quartiere di Danzica, un'abbazia cistercense affidata a monaci…
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Chad
Our Lady of Peace Cathedral: destroyed by civil war, rebuilt across four decades, renamed for peace
A N'Djamena, capitale del Ciad (allora Fort-Lamy), l'origine della cattedrale risale al 1942, quando il colonnello francese Philippe…
Niger
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cathedral: the one church in Niamey that police kept standing while forty-five others burned
A Niamey, capitale del Niger, la cattedrale di Nostra Signora del Perpetuo Soccorso nacque come chiesa parrocchiale nel…
Djibouti
Our Lady of the Good Shepherd Cathedral: the church US troops were barred from for three years after a Shabaab-linked grenade attack
Nel centro di Gibuti, capitale dell'omonima repubblica sul Corno d'Africa, la cattedrale di Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Pasteur sorge dove prima esisteva…
Lesotho
Our Lady of Victories Cathedral: consecrated as an archdiocese under the great-grandson of the king who welcomed its missionaries a century before
A Maseru, capitale del Lesotho, la cattedrale di Nostra Signora delle Vittorie fu completata nel 1955 come semplice…
Malawi
Our Lady of Wisdom Cathedral, Blantyre: seat of the archbishop who led the church’s 1992 stand against a dictator
A Limbe, quartiere di Blantyre, la principale città commerciale del Malawi, la cattedrale di Nostra Signora della Sapienza…
Bulgaria
Patriarchal Cathedral, Tsarevets: rebuilt for Bulgaria’s 1300th anniversary with murals too controversial to reconsecrate
Sulla sommità della fortezza di Tsarevets, a Veliko Tarnovo, sorgeva dall'XI-XII secolo la cattedrale patriarcale, sede del patriarca…
Hungary
Pécs Cathedral (1009): Hungary’s only four-towered cathedral, built over a 4th-century Roman crypt
Le fondamenta della cattedrale di Pécs risalgono all'epoca romana, quando la città si chiamava Sopianae: una cripta del…
Romania
People’s Salvation Cathedral: 15 years and $300 million to build the world’s largest Orthodox church
Iniziata nel 2010 e consacrata solo nell'ottobre 2025 con una cerimonia dedicata alle sue opere d'arte religiosa, la…
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