Cathedral of Our Lady of Helipolis

Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral, also known as the Latin Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis, or the Basilica of the Holy Virgin, is a Roman Catholic church building, located on Al-Ahram Square in the Heliopolis neighbourhood of Cairo, Egypt.

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Type: Church
Description: building in Africa
Also known as: “Cathedrale Notre-Dame d’Heliopolis”, “Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Héliopolis”, “Latin Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis”, and “Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baron Empain Palace and Heliopolis Palace.

Baron Empain Palace

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The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt. Baron Empain Palace is situated 1 km southeast of Cathedral of Our Lady of Helipolis.

Heliopolis Palace

Castle

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The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace and Ras El Tin Palace, for the executive office of the President of Egypt. Heliopolis Palace is situated 730 metres southwest of Cathedral of Our Lady of Helipolis.

College de la Sainte Famille

School

The Collège de la Sainte Famille, often abbreviated as CSF and referred to as Jésuites, is a private French Catholic international school for boys run by the Near East province of the Society of Jesus in Cairo, Egypt. College de la Sainte Famille is situated 1 km east of Cathedral of Our Lady of Helipolis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Cairo and Zeitoun.

East Cairo

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The eastern districts of Cairo are a series of planned communities which have been built away from the congestion of historic Cairo. The most prominent communities are Heliopolis, Nasr City, and New Cairo. Cairo International Airport is also located in this area, just to the east of Heliopolis.

Zeitoun

Suburb

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Zeitoun, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight districts that make up the Northern Area in Cairo, Egypt. It is known for its Marian apparitions at the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary of Zeitoun, reported in 1968–1971.