Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows

Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows
Arabic: كنيسة أم الأحزان
Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows in Baghdad.
Map
33°20′17″N 44°23′44″E / 33.338139°N 44.395528°E / 33.338139; 44.395528
LocationBaghdad, Iraq
DenominationChaldean Catholic Church
History
Founded1843

The Cathedral of our Lady of Sorrows, also called Cathedral of Mary Mother of Sorrows, (Arabic: كنيسة أم الأحزان, romanizedUmm al-Ahzan Church) is a Chaldean Catholic cathedral located in Baghdad, Iraq, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.[1] Consecrated in 1898, it is the seat of the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic particular church sui iuris in full communion with the Holy See in Rome, and the rest of the worldwide Catholic Church.[2]

  1. ^ "Church of Mary Mother of Sorrows, Baghdad, Iraq (Chaldean)". www.gcatholic.org.
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