Holy Cross Cathedral
Holy Cross Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Lagos, Nigeria, and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Lagos. The Gothic style building was constructed in 1939, when the region was still administered as an apostolic vicariate, and thus was only elevated to the status of cathedral in 1950.Photo: Kelechinaba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria
- Also known as: “Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lagos” and “Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Freedom Park and St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos.
Freedom Park
Park
Photo: Solasly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freedom Park is a memorial and leisure park area in the middle of downtown Lagos in Lagos Island, Nigeria which was formerly Her Majesty's Broad Street Prison. Freedom Park is situated 120 metres south of Holy Cross Cathedral.
St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. Nicholas Hospital is a private hospital located in Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria. It was founded in 1968 by Moses Majekodunmi. The hospital is in a building of the same name located at 57 Campbell Street near Catholic Mission Street. St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos is situated 160 metres southeast of Holy Cross Cathedral.
Lagos Island General Hospital
Hospital
General Hospital, Lagos, is the oldest hospital in Nigeria. Lagos Island General Hospital is situated 290 metres south of Holy Cross Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lagos Island and Ijora.
Lagos Island
Photo: Jeremy Weate, CC BY 2.0.
Lagos Island is an island and district in Lagos, containing a central business district. The island is characterized by high-rise buildings and businesses. The island is home to many of the city's largest wholesale marketplaces, and to some important sites.
Ijora
Ijora is a small district in Lagos State. The area used to be a swampy and water-logged area before the reclamation of land and further reconstruction was done on it to make it the Ijora of today, which is now an industrial estate.Holy Cross Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, tourist attraction, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Eti-Osa, Lagos City, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.45° or 6° 27′ northLongitude
3.39644° or 3° 23′ 47″ eastOpen location code
6FR5C9XW+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 381370025OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q22340604
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Holy Cross Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Gurutze Santuaren katedrala (Lagos)”
- Basque: “Gurutze Santuaren katedrala”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه الصليب المقدس”
- French: “cathédrale de la Sainte-Croix de Lagos”
- French: “Cathédrale de la Sainte-Croix de Lagos”
- Hausa: “Cocin Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos”
- Igbo: “Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Lagos”
- Polish: “Archikatedra Świętego Krzyża w Lagos”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Santa Cruz (Lagos)”
- Spanish: “Catedral de la Santa Cruz”
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