Regina Mundi Catholic Church
Regina Mundi, designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg.Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: building in South Africa
- Also known as: “Regina Mundi” and “Regina Mundi Roman Catholic Church”
- Address: Mkhize Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Soweto Cricket Oval and Walter Sisulu Square.
Soweto Cricket Oval
Stadium
Soweto Cricket Oval is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, Gauteng. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of cricket, although it has also been used occasionally for football and local events. Soweto Cricket Oval is situated 1½ km west of Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
Walter Sisulu Square
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Walter Sisulu Square, formally known as the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, is located in the heart of Kliptown in Soweto, South Africa. This location was the site where, on 26 June 1955, the Congress of the People, met to draw up the Freedom Charter, an alternative vision to the repressive policies of the apartheid state. Walter Sisulu Square is situated 2 km south of Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
Maponya Mall
Commercial area
Maponya Mall is a shopping centre in Soweto, Pimville, South Africa. The 65,000 square-metre development cost R650m to build and officially opened in September 2007. Maponya Mall is situated 2 km east of Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.
Soweto
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.
Dobsonville
Suburb
Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 4½ km north of Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
Zola
Suburb
Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 5 km northwest of Regina Mundi Catholic Church.
Regina Mundi Catholic Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.26201° or 26° 15′ 43″ southLongitude
27.88291° or 27° 52′ 59″ eastOpen location code
5G59PVQM+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 245729000OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q7308509
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Regina Mundi Catholic Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Regina Mundi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ريجينا موندى”
- Spanish: “Regina Mundi”
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