St. George’s Cathedral
St George's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, and the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. St. George's Cathedral is both the metropolitical church of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and a congregation in the Diocese of Cape Town.- Email: reception@sgcathedral.co.za
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Cathedral Church of St George the Martyr” and “St. George’s Cathedral, Cape Town”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palm Tree Mosque and Groote Kerk.
Palm Tree Mosque
Mosque
The Palm Tree Mosque, or the Church of Jan van Bougies, or the Dadelboom Mosque, is a former residence and current mosque in Long Street, Cape Town, South Africa. It is the oldest substantially unaltered building in Long Street. Palm Tree Mosque is situated 240 metres west of St. George’s Cathedral.
Groote Kerk
Church
The Groote Kerk is a Dutch Reformed church in Cape Town, South Africa. The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship. The first church on this land was built in 1678. Groote Kerk is situated 140 metres east of St. George’s Cathedral.
Greenmarket Square
Marketplace
Greenmarket Square is a historical square in the centre of old Cape Town, South Africa. The square was built in 1696, when a burgher watch house was erected. Greenmarket Square is situated 250 metres north of St. George’s Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bo-Kaap and Cape Town.
Bo-Kaap
Neighborhood
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa, formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
St. George’s Cathedral
- Categories: Anglican or Episcopal cathedral, heritage site, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.92488° or 33° 55′ 30″ south
Longitude
18.41941° or 18° 25′ 10″ east
Inception
1909
Open location code
4FRW3CG9+2Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“St. George’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس جرجس”
- Catalan: “catedral de Sant Jordi”
- Danish: “St. George’s Cathedral”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Georges du Cap”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Georges”
- German: “St George’s Cathedral”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Giorgio”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giorgio”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Jorge”
- Swedish: “St. George’s Cathedral”
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