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.Photo: Mike Hayes, Public domain.
- 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 Slave Lodge and Palm Tree Mosque.
Slave Lodge
Museum
Photo: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Slave Lodge is one of the oldest buildings in Cape Town, South Africa, with a history spanning more than three centuries. The building has served various purposes over the years, transitioning from its original role as a slave lodge to housing government offices, the Old Supreme Court, and eventually becoming the South African Cultural History Museum. Slave Lodge is situated 110 metres east of St. George’s Cathedral.
Palm Tree Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Ossewa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Town and Schotsche Kloof.
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.
Foreshore
Suburb
The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated in the city's central business district, between the historic city centre and the Port of 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″ southLongitude
18.41941° or 18° 25′ 10″ eastInception
1909Open location code
4FRW3CG9+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 141281671OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q2499579
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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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