Vietnam
Phát Diệm Cathedral: the stone church built to look like a Vietnamese temple, not a European one
A Phát Diệm, nella provincia di Ninh Bình, in Vietnam, il sacerdote cattolico vietnamita Trần Lục, noto come…
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Poland
Płock Cathedral: Poland’s largest royal necropolis, where a 2025 DNA study raised the question of Scottish origins
La diocesi di Płock fu fondata intorno al 1075; l'attuale cattedrale romanica, ricostruita dopo un incendio dal principe…
Portugal
Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto): the granite fortress-church over the Douro where John I married Philippa of Lancaster
La Cattedrale di Porto, la Sé, dedicata a Nostra Signora dell'Assunzione, domina la città dalla sua terrazza in…
Finland
Porvoo Cathedral: birthplace of Finnish autonomy in 1809, target of an 18-year-old’s arson attack in 2006
La cattedrale di Porvoo, le cui parti più antiche risalgono al XIII secolo mentre l'edificio principale fu costruito…
Poland
Poznań Cathedral: burial place of Poland’s first ruler and first crowned king, in a golden 19th-century mausoleum
La cattedrale di Poznań, elevata a sede vescovile nel 968 con l'arrivo del primo vescovo missionario Giordano, sorge…
Colombia
Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá: the fourth church on this site, holding the tomb of the city’s own founder
Sulla Plaza de Bolívar, a Bogotá, in Colombia, l'attuale cattedrale è la quarta chiesa costruita su questo sito…
Cabo Verde
Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace: the working seat that replaced a ruin — Cape Verde’s slave-trade history belongs to a different building entirely
A Praia, capitale di Capo Verde, la pro-cattedrale di Nostra Signora della Grazia fu costruita tra il 1894…
Mexico
Puebla Cathedral: consecrated in 1649 by the bishop who left the city eighteen days later
Sullo Zócalo di Puebla, in Messico, la cattedrale, dedicata all'Immacolata Concezione, sorge su un primo edificio più modesto…
Curacao
Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad: the seat of Catholicism in a Dutch Protestant colony that turned mostly Catholic
Nel quartiere di Pietermaai, uno dei tre nuclei storici di Willemstad insieme a Punda e Otrobanda, la cattedrale…
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