Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad

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Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
Kathedrale Reina di Santisimo Rosario
Heilige Rozenkrans kathedraal
Cathedral in Willemstad, Curaçao.jpg
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12°06′11″N 68°55′29″W / 12.1031°N 68.9247°W / 12.1031; -68.9247Coordinates: 12°06′11″N 68°55′29″W / 12.1031°N 68.9247°W / 12.1031; -68.9247
LocationWillemstad, Curaçao Curaçao
CountryKingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral[1] also known as Pietermaai Cathedral[2] or the Cathedral of the Holy Rosary (Papiamento: Kathedrale Reina di Santisimo Rosario; Dutch: Heilige Rozenkrans kathedraal) is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, which serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Willemstad (Latin: Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana) in Juliana Plein 5, Pietermaai, Willemstad[3] a city on the island of Curacao[4] and has under its jurisdiction all dependent islands of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela.

It was built in 1870, the exterior has a golden ocher and white parts. The interior is nicely designed and painted a bright white. The cathedral is also adorned with many statues as those dedicated to the venerable Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (whom some faithful attribute miracles in Venezuela and Curacao) and dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the Pieta similar to that in Italy.

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and since 1997 is World Heritage of Unesco as part of the Historic Area of the city and port of Willemstad.

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

References[]

  1. ^ Cathedral of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Willemstad
  2. ^ Golden, Fran Wenograd; Brown, Jerry (2004-12-03). Cruise Vacations For Dummies 2005. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780764569418.
  3. ^ The Knickerbocker: The Magazine of the Low Countries. Atlantic observer. 1944-01-01.
  4. ^ "Pietermaai Cathedral, Curaçao". VirtualTourist.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
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