Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral, or simply Kinshasa Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located on Liberation Avenue in the city of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Cathedral
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Also known as: “Cathedral of Kinshasa” and “Kinshasa Cathedral”
- Address: Avenue de la Libération, Kinshasa
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Académie des Beaux-Arts and Stade des Martyrs.
Académie des Beaux-Arts
University
The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The school is devoted to teaching the arts, and was founded in 1943 as the École Saint-Luc à Gombe Matadi by Belgian catholic missionary Marc Wallenda. Académie des Beaux-Arts is situated 370 metres northwest of Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral.
Stade des Martyrs
Stadium
Photo: Vberger, Public domain.
The Pentecost Martyrs Stadium, commonly referred to as the Stade des Martyrs and formerly known as Stade Kamanyola, is a national multi-purpose stadium of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in Lingwala, Kinshasa. Stade des Martyrs is situated 2 km east of Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral.
Lycée Prince de Liège
School
Lycée Prince de Liège is a Belgian international school in Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It serves Francophone Belgians and other Francophones of the ages 2–21. Lycée Prince de Liège is situated 680 metres northwest of Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
Kinshasa
Photo: Antoine Moens de Hase, CC BY 2.0.
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.
Brazzaville
Photo: Prével EPOTA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo, and serves as the financial and administrative center of the country. It can be a pleasant stopover to Pointe Noire or visits to the Congolese rain forests.
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, and religion
- Location: Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.32384° or 4° 19′ 26″ southLongitude
15.29463° or 15° 17′ 41″ eastOpen location code
6F7QM7GV+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4714383OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q24030906
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Swahili—“Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de Nia Damo de Kongo”
- French: “Cathédrale de Kinshasa”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame du Congo”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Congo”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Kinshasa”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Kinshasa”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Congo”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Quinxasa”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Quinxassa”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Kinsasa”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Kinshasa”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Congo”
- Swahili: “Kanisa kuu la Notre-Dame du Kongo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cathedrale Notre Dame de Lingwala and Institut Supérieure des Arts et Métiers.
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