Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family
The Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family is a Catholic Church Cathedral and Basilica dedicated to the Holy Family located in Nairobi. The Basilica is the seat of the Archdiocese of Nairobi.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Nairobi, Kenya
- Also known as: “Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family, Nairobi” and “Holy Family Basilica”
- Address: City Hall Way, Nairobi
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nairobi Gallery and Uhuru Park.
Nairobi Gallery
Museum
The Nairobi Gallery is an art gallery located an at the edge of the Nairobi central business district. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing African art. Nairobi Gallery is situated 310 metres west of Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family.
Uhuru Park
Park
Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It was opened to the public by the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on 23 May 1969.
Nairobi Railway Museum
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nairobi and Upper Hill.
Nairobi
Nairobi is the political, as well as financial and media capital of Kenya. A city of 4.8 million inhabitants, it's the largest and fastest growing city in the country and one of Africa's largest cities.
Upper Hill
Suburb
Starehe
Neighborhood
Starehe is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.6 kilometres east of the central business district of Nairobi. It is one of the oldest estates in Nairobi.
Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.28721° or 1° 17′ 14″ south
Longitude
36.82067° or 36° 49′ 14″ east
Height
18 metres (60 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPR7C+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
OpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية بازيليكا العائلة المقدسة (نيروبي)”
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية بازيليكا العائلة المقدسة”
- Basque: “Familia Santuaren Katedral Basilika”
- Dutch: “Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family”
- Dutch: “Kathedrale Basiliek van de Heilige Familie”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Sankta Familio”
- Estonian: “Püha Perekonna peakirik”
- French: “Basilique de la Sainte-Famille”
- French: “cathédrale de la Sainte-Famille de Nairobi”
- French: “Cathédrale de la Sainte-Famille de Nairobi”
- German: “Kathedralbasilika Heilige Familie”
- Iban: “Basilika Katedral Sebilik Kudus, Nairobi”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Nairobi”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Basílica da Sagrada Família (Nairóbi)”
- Portuguese: “Catedral Basílica da Sagrada Família”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Семейства в Найроби”
- Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святого Семейства”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Семейства в Найроби”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Семейства”
- Slovenian: “Nairobijska stolnica”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basilica de la Sagrada Familia”
- Spanish: “Catedral basílica de la Sagrada Familia”
- Spanish: “Catedral Basílica de la Sagrada Familia”
- Swahili: “Basilika la Familia Takatifu, Nairobi”
- Vietnamese: “Vương cung thánh đường Thánh Gia, Nairobi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Family Cathedral Hall and Baptistery & Confessions.
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