León Cathedral

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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Nicaragua
  • Also known as: “Insigne y Real Basílica Catedral de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María” and “León Cathedral, Nicaragua”
  • Address: Avenida Central, León

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of Traditions and Legends and Ortiz-Gurdián Foundation Art Center.

Museum
El Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas is located in , . The museum building was once the infamous XXI prison where, from 1921 to 1979, many prisoners were tortured. is situated 320 metres south of León Cathedral.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 380 metres west of León Cathedral.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 310 metres southwest of León Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutiava and Chacraseca.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
is a town in . There are about 8,000 people who live in the town, and over the past 18 years, the people in the town have been receiving aid from several groups in the United States. is situated 8 km east of León Cathedral.

Town
is a municipality in the of . is situated 9 km north of León Cathedral.

León Cathedral

Latitude
12.43498° or 12° 26′ 6″ north
Longitude
-86.8781° or 86° 52′ 41″ west
Open location code
764MC4MC+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 660182420
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q48605
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“León Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية ليون”
  • Bengali: “আওয়ার লেডি অব গ্রেস ক্যাথেড্রাল, লিওন”
  • Bengali: “ক্যাথেড্রাল দে লিওন”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de León (Nicaragua)”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de León”
  • Chinese: “莱昂大教堂”
  • Chinese: “萊昂大教堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala u Leónu”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Nanebevzetí blahoslavené Panny Marie”
  • Czech: “Katedrála v Leónu”
  • Danish: “Katedralen i León”
  • Dutch: “Catedral de León”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Leon (Nicaragua)”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van León”
  • Dutch: “Kathedraal van Léon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه ليون”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Leono”
  • French: “cathédrale de León”
  • French: “Cathédrale de León”
  • Georgian: “ლეონის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Kathedrale von León”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת לאון”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral León, Nikaragua”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di León”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di León”
  • Japanese: “レオン大聖堂”
  • Latvian: “Leonas katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Leono katedra”
  • Maltese: “Katidral ta‘ León, Nikaragwa”
  • Maltese: “Katidral ta’ León, Nikaragwa”
  • Polish: “Katedra w Leónie”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de León”
  • Russian: “Леонский собор”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála Nanebovzatia blahoslavenej Panny Márie”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Leónu”
  • Slovenian: “Leónska stolnica, Nikaragva”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Leónu”
  • Spanish: “Basilica Catedral de la Asuncion de Leon”
  • Spanish: “Basílica Catedral de la Asunción de León”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Leon”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de León”
  • Spanish: “Insigne y Real Basilica Catedral de la Asuncion de la Bienaventurada Virgen Maria”
  • Spanish: “Insigne y Real Basílica Catedral de la Asunción de la Bienaventurada Virgen María”
  • Swedish: “Leóns domkyrka”
  • Swiss German: “León Cathedral”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng León, Nicaragua”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng León”
  • Tatar: “Леон соборы”
  • Turkish: “Léon Katedrali”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa León, Nicaragua”

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