| St. Louis Cathedral Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France (in French) | |
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 St. Louis Cathedral, Fort-de-France | |
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| 14°36′15″N 61°4′12″W / 14.60417°N 61.07000°W | |
| Location | Rue Blénac, Fort-de-France |
| Country |  Martinique, France |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | martinique |
| History | |
| Status | Cathedral |
| Consecrated | 1895 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Monument Historique n° PA00105958, 1990[1] The construction of the cathedral began in the mid-17th century and it opened in 1657. |
| Architect(s) | Pierre-Henri Picq |
| Architectural type | church |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1891 |
| Completed | 1895 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | David Macaire |
St. Louis Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France) is a Catholic cathedral in Martinique, an overseas department of France. It was built in the late 19th-century in the Romanesque Revival style and serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fort-de-France. The church is in the downtown area of the capital Fort-de-France, at the intersection of rue Victor Schœlcher and rue Blénac.
The construction of the cathedral began in the mid-17th century and it opened in 1657. Due to natural disasters, such as fire and earthquakes, that have hit Fort-de-France over the years, the current structure dates only to 1895. It was built with an iron frame in order to withstand any further such events. It is the seventh church to be erected on the site; it was built by Pierre-Henri Picq.[2]
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00105958, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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