St. Elizabeth's Cathedral, Malabo

St. Elizabeth's Cathedral
Catedral de Santa Isabel
St. Elizabeth's Cathedral is located in Bioko
St. Elizabeth's Cathedral
St. Elizabeth's Cathedral
location on the island of Bioko
3°45′25″N 8°46′58″E / 3.7569°N 8.7827°E / 3.7569; 8.7827
LocationMalabo
Country Equatorial Guinea
DenominationRoman Catholic Church

St. Elizabeth's Cathedral[1] (Spanish: Catedral de Santa Isabel de Malabo or Catedral de Malabo)[2][3] is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Independencia Avenue (Avenida de la Independencia) in the city of Malabo,[4] the capital of Equatorial Guinea,[5] home of the Archdiocese of Malabo. It is considered the largest Christian church in the nation. It was named after St. Elizabeth of Hungary.[6] The cathedral was seriously damaged by fire on January 16, 2020 while restoration work was underway.[7]

  1. ^ Catedral de Santa Isabel, Malabo, gcatholic.org.
  2. ^ Scafidi, Oscar (2015-11-20). Equatorial Guinea. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841629254.
  3. ^ Barba, Memorias Mercedes. Vida Y Pintura Naïf (in Spanish). Editorial Visión Libros. ISBN 9788490089842.
  4. ^ González, Javier (2013-01-01). Cinco segundos (in Spanish). BiblioEteca.
  5. ^ Aranzadi, Isabela de (2009-01-01). Instrumentos musicales de las etnias de Guinea Ecuatorial (in Spanish). Editorial Apadena. ISBN 9788461203406.
  6. ^ "The Prime Minister in the celebration of patron saint festival of St. Elizabeth". Official Web Page of the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. 18 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Un incendio destruye la catedral de Malabo, joya de la arquitectura colonial española". January 16, 2020 – via elpais.com.