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”, “Cathedral of Our Lady of the Congo”, 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 de Kinshasa, also known in English as the Kinshasa Academy of Fine Arts, is a public art institution specializing in visual arts, graphic design, and arts education. Académie des Beaux-Arts is situated 370 metres northwest of Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral.
Stade des Martyrs
Stadium
The Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte, 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
Brazzaville
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, building, and religion
- Location: Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.32384° or 4° 19′ 26″ south
Longitude
15.29463° or 15° 17′ 41″ east
Open location code
6F7QM7GV+FV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedral
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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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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